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Verb

To make untrue and slanderous comments about

drag through the mud

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

blacken the name of

blacken the character of

be malicious about

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

give a bad name

give a black eye

drag through the mire

bring into disrepute

spread scandal about

bring discredit to

rip up and down

run smear campaign

bring shame upon

tar and feather

reflect badly on

spread lies about

tell lies about

sully the reputation of

throw brickbats at

sully someone's reputation

run a smear campaign against

drag someone's name through the mud

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the reputation of

inveigh against

fulminate against

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

spread tales about

blacken someone's name

drag name through mud

take a swipe at

criticize unfairly

drag through mud

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

cut down to size

defame someone's character

sully someone's name

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

find fault with

give a bad press to

vituperate against

take down a peg

give some stick to

haul over the coals

tear off a strip

give someone a bad press

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

remonstrate with

treat with contempt

give a talking-to

give someone hell

rap over the knuckles

read the riot act

give someone a bollocking

look down one's nose at

let someone have it

cut to the quick

give something a battering

hold in contempt

set little store by

pass strictures upon

hold up to ridicule

lay down the law

rake over the coals

tear a strip off

do an injustice to

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

lower the status of

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

give something a bad press

put in a bad light

give Bronx cheer

regard with contempt

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

take the mickey

turn up one's nose

slap someone's wrist

give the business

give someone what for

give someone some stick

kick up a stink about

think too little of

give someone a row

set no store by

give someone a wigging

make a fuss about

take issue with

take exception to

bite someone's head off

take the piss out of

comment negatively

assault verbally

bring under fire

review unfavorably

criticize strongly

cast a slur upon

animadvert upon

give someone bondi

think little of

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

fail to appreciate

point the finger

set too little store by

give a bad name to

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

go for the jugular

shoot full of holes

thumb one's nose

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

give offence to

be contemptuous about

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

cause offence to

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

bellyache about

sound off about

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

protest strongly

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

curl your lip at

be contemptuous of

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

hold in disdain

expostulate about

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

lose one's temper with

jump down someone's throat

take to the woodshed

have someone on the carpet

poke mullock at

mouth off about

take for granted

cock a snook at

kick up a fuss about

raise objections to

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

speak out against

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

protest against

express disagreement with

take a stand against

do a takeoff of

do an impression of

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“Or it may be their personality, just the way they are, and I don't mean to be critical of that, since I don't think I'm very demonstrative during a session, either.”

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