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To criticize severely

find fault with

give a bad press to

throw brickbats at

criticize strongly

give something a battering

review unfavorably

cast aspersions on

inveigh against

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

fulminate against

vituperate against

give some stick to

haul over the coals

cut down to size

read the riot act

give a bad name

give someone a bad press

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

take down a peg

remonstrate with

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

rake over the coals

take the mickey out of

take the piss out of

criticize severely

bring into disrepute

blacken the name of

pass strictures upon

hold up to ridicule

drag through the mire

give something a bad press

poke mullock at

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

go for the jugular

treat with contempt

expose to ridicule

jump down one's throat

give a talking-to

tell lies about

hold up to shame

put someone on the hot seat

give a black eye

give someone a dressing-down

make a laughing-stock

put someone on the griddle

burn someone's ears

spread scandal about

run a smear campaign against

pin someone's ears back

run smear campaign

cut to the quick

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

talk something down

give a rough time

come down hard on

show someone up

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

give someone bondi

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

call over the coals

have your knife in

blacken someone's name

hold forth against

throw stones at

give a tongue-lashing

make a monkey out of

make someone a laughing stock

laugh out of court

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

slap on the wrist

put a whammy on

lay down the law

treat contemptuously

blacken the character of

be scornful about

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone an earful

let someone have it

give someone a row

give someone a rating

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

declaim against

run something down

assault verbally

cause offence to

call someone names

give offence to

step on one's toes

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

give someone the cold-shoulder

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

call to account

hold someone responsible

bellyache about

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

sound off about

bring shame upon

rip up and down

tar and feather

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

lower the status of

cause to feel small

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

cause to lose face

cock a snook at

find unacceptable

look askance at

take exception to

have a poor opinion of

have a problem with

take dim view of

remonstrate against

look down your nose at

express a poor opinion of

be displeased with

be dissatisfied with

take a dim view of

be hostile towards

set little store by

hold in contempt

set no store by

do an injustice to

not do justice to

think little of

regard with contempt

be contemptuous about

put in a bad light

show contempt for

turn up one's nose

give someone some stick

give Bronx cheer

turn your nose up at

think too little of

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the brush-off

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

make nothing of

criticize unfairly

comment negatively

play something down

look down nose at

hold in disdain

point the finger at

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

thumb one's nose

write false reports about

give a bad name to

put someone in their place

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

be contemptuous of

turn up your nose

curl one's lip at

spread tales about

drag name through mud

be untrue to oneself

render worthless

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

bring into disfavour

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

show in a bad light

look down one's nose at

turn one's nose up at

characterize^US

not give time of day

take no notice of

give the cold shoulder

turn deaf ear to

show disrespect

give someone the go-by

show disrespect for

bring to naught

tell someone to get lost

poke full of holes

knock bottom out of

characterise^UK

look right through

take rug out from under

blow raspberries at

consider beneath you

cast a slur upon

consider beneath one

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

curl your lip at

spit in the eye of

turn up your nose at

turn nose up at

send someone away with a flea in their ear

take someone to task

take to the woodshed

bring someone to book

have someone on the carpet

do a takeoff of

take the mickey

do an impression of

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