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To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

To show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

Stretch the truth

To complain or raise objections

To criticize or find fault with

To quibble over trivial matters

To nag persistently

Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

To criticize or disparage adversely

Argue about petty and trivial matters

Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

A complaint or protest over something believed to be wrong or unfair

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

The state or quality of being specious

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

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Verb

To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

find fault with

be hypercritical

speak out against

kick up a stink

be on at someone

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

inveigh against

take exception to

put the boot in

raise trivial objections

refine a distinction

argue over nothing

sharpen a distinction

raise trivial objections to

make a fine distinction

beat about the bush

raise objections

express disapproval

talk under your breath

kick up a storm

make screeching

make a song and dance

complain vehemently about

bellyache about

kick up a stink about

jump down one's throat

kick up a fuss about

sound off about

keep complaining to

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's back

give a hard time

bend someone's ear

give someone a hard time

be on your back

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“My only gripe, and who am I to cavil at Shakespeare, is that Pacino and Irons do such a good job that the jiggery pokery at the end about rings and sworn faithfulness seems an irritant.”

Verb

To show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

make a big thing of

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

throw off balance

give a hard time

give someone grief

make uncomfortable

cause anxiety to

do someone's head in

prey on someone's mind

put someone off their stroke

cause disquiet to

set someone back on their heels

occupy someone's thoughts

make someone scratch their head

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

weigh heavy on someone's mind

cause discomfort to

cause concern to

drive up the wall

get on someone's wick

hurt somebody's feelings

send over the edge

work someone up

be the matter with

cause anguish to

cause suffering to

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

be on one's case

put the wind up someone

throw into a tizzy

fill with consternation

give someone a turn

throw into confusion

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

throw into disorder

throw into uproar

be a great weight on

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

give someone a hard time

become flustered

cause to feel emotional strain

put in traction

cause to feel mental strain

push to the limit

go into a panic

press the panic button

be in a twitter

get into a state

throw cold water on

strike terror into

scare the bejesus out of

pour cold water on

knock the stuffing out of

put the wind up

put a damper on

put the fear of God into

scare the living daylights out of

make despondent

throw into a panic

scare the pants off

give someone the blues

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

stop someone in their tracks

cut to the quick

make downhearted

make someone's hair stand on end

catch off balance

leave open-mouthed

take by surprise

give someone goose pimples

make your hair stand on end

break one's heart

frighten the life out of

give offence to

cause to be at a stand

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

weigh heavily on

curdle the blood

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make teeth chatter

cause someone to lose their composure

make someone fed up

chill to the bone

make blood run cold

frighten to death

give one the creeps

make your blood run cold

make one's flesh creep

reduce to tears

make someone jump out of their skin

put out of countenance

take someone's breath away

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone's blood run cold

make someone shake in their shoes

scare the life out of

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

put into a funk

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to your eyes

put someone off their stride

make your heart bleed

frighten out of your wits

take the wind out of your sails

knock for a loop

fill with terror

put off balance

distress greatly

break the heart of

put someone off

put off one's stroke

throw into panic

make discontented

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

mess with one's head

paralyse with fear

cast a gloom on

psych someone out

upset apple cart

freeze your blood

cause to lose heart

blind someone with something

take one's breath away

spring something on

strike with awe

blow someone's mind

render speechless

make dispirited

make crestfallen

knock props out

make your flesh creep

strike fear into

scare the pants off of

get the wind up

give someone the hump

dampen someone's hopes

throw into a fright

chill someone to the marrow

hurt one's feelings

hit like a ton of bricks

scare someone half to death

cast a pall over

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

strike terror in

make it hot for someone

put the frighteners on

dash the hopes of

shatter the illusions of

burst one's bubble

dampen the spirits of

chill someone's blood

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

throw a pall over

boggle someone's mind

blow one's mind

be disagreeable

be an affront to

rub up the wrong way

put someone's back up

get someone's goat

tread on someone's toes

hurt someone's feelings

put someone's nose out of joint

knock the wind out of

harsh one's mellow

harsh someone's mellow

bring tears to someone's eyes

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirits

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

set someone thinking

turn on the heat

boggle the mind

make one's blood run cold

scare the daylights out of

put your back up

make one's hair stand on end

knock the stuffing out of someone

puncture balloon

take the wind out of somebody's sails

cut down to size

let wind out of sails

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

be all Greek to

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

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Verb

Stretch the truth

beat about the bush

be non-committal

dodge the issue

parry questions

sidestep the issue

beg the question

stretch the truth

beat around the bush

give a false colour to

pussyfoot around

fudge the issue

duck the question

mince one's words

evade the issue

straddle the fence

avoid the issue

give run around

sit on the fence

cloud the issue

blow hot and cold

use delaying tactics

be economical with the truth

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

make up a story

depart from the truth

forswear yourself

be noncommittal

not tell the truth

bear false witness

tell a terminological inexactitude

tell a white lie

give wrong information to

kick the can down the road

lead one down the garden path

lead up the garden path

give someone a bum steer

put up smoke screen

put on false front

bait and switch

pull the wool over one's eyes

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

take for a ride

shift ground about

skirt the issue

play it close to the vest

give nothing away

avoid committing oneself

play a waiting game

play one's cards close to one's chest

straddle an issue

dodge the question

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

change one's mind

speak with forked tongue

pull someone's leg

tell a little white lie

give the run around

pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull a swifty on

pull wool over eyes

lead up garden path

take someone in

take someone for a ride

pull a fast one on

give the wrong impression

put one over on

hedge one's bets

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

be equivocal about

be evasive about

avoid answering

find a way round

beat about the bush about

create out of thin air

take one's time

drag one's feet

go over to the other side

tell a falsehood

tell an untruth

concoct a story

not speak the truth

perjure oneself

forswear oneself

say something untrue

perjure yourself

lie through one's teeth

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Verb

To complain or raise objections

raise objections

kick up a stink

lodge a protest

protest against

express objections

express objections to

take exception to

express disagreement

express disapproval

remonstrate against

raise objections to

lodge a protest against

be in opposition

express disapproval of

express disagreement with

take issue with

be in opposition to

have a problem with

take a stand against

draw the line at

make a fuss about

raise objection

make an objection

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

oppose strongly

make a protest to

complain vociferously about

speak out against

object strongly to

express opposition

voice disapproval

inveigh against

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

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Verb

To criticize or find fault with

remonstrate with

find fault with

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

give a talking-to

haul over the coals

lay down the law

read the riot act

give someone a caning

rake over the coals

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

take someone to task

take to the woodshed

bring someone to book

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone what for

send someone away with a flea in their ear

have someone on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

give comeuppance

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

point the finger at

call to account

throw the book at

chew someone out

come down on like a ton of bricks

call on the carpet

give going-over

give piece of mind

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

come down hard on

rap on knuckles

slap someone on the wrist

give a piece of one's mind

give someone stick

take down a peg

take somebody to task

give a hard time

slap on the wrist

burn one's ears

inveigh against

vituperate against

cut to the quick

cast aspersions on

give a black eye

call someone names

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Verb

To quibble over trivial matters

Verb

To nag persistently

give a hard time

give someone a hard time

find fault with

keep complaining to

be on your back

beat the bushes

search high heaven

be on one's tail

be on one's case

turn inside out

turn upside down

be on one's back

breathe down someone's neck

bend someone's ear

get on someone's back

drive up the wall

give someone grief

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

get in your hair

make things hot for someone

discriminate against

give a bad time

rub up the wrong way

punish unfairly

drive round the twist

be a nuisance to

cause suffering to

make it hot for someone

give someone the hump

make someone see red

be a pain in the neck

get in one's hair

be a thorn in someone's side

weigh heavily on

show antagonism to

be prejudiced against

give someone hell

feel ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

show ill will towards

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

give the business

breath down someone's neck

rattle one's cage

get on one's nerves

drive you up the wall

be on someone's back

get on someone's wick

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

get someone's hackles up

get in someone's hair

ruffle someone's feathers

get under someone's skin

try someone's patience

get someone's dander up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

take the mickey out of

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

take the piss out of

get the knife into

stick the knife into

get in the hair of

be a weight on one's mind

weigh heavily on one's mind

be ever present

put pressure on

bring pressure to bear on

be in someone's hair

shout catcalls at

take advantage of

put your back up

get your back up

get under one's skin

cause anguish to

arouse anxiety in

throw off balance

make it tough for

have your knife into

put the squeeze on

jump on one's case

give one the business

give the needle

get on your wick

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

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Verb

Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

find fault with

be on your back

rub up the wrong way

get on your nerves

get across someone

rub the wrong way

give someone the hump

get on one's nerves

put on the spot

work into lather

get under one's skin

make someone's blood boil

put someone's back up

send into a rage

raise someone's hackles

try one's patience

take a rise out of

put someone out

try someone's patience

get in someone's hair

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

make blood boil

throw off balance

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

throw into a tizz

put into a flap

throw into tizzy

stick in one's craw

set one's teeth on edge

drive up the wall

give a hard time

get under your skin

get in your hair

get your back up

run up the wrong way

make someone see red

drive to distraction

drive round the bend

give someone the pip

put your back up

drive round the twist

make your blood boil

ruffle someone's feathers

give someone a hard time

get up someone's nose

get under someone's skin

give someone grief

make someone's hackles rise

rattle someone's cage

get someone's goat

get someone's dander up

get on your wick

get on someone's wick

put someone's nose out of joint

get on somebody's nerves

be on the back of

make you see red

raise your hackles

get in one's hair

get your dander up

rub you up the wrong way

breathe down someone's neck

pull somebody's leg

bend someone's ear

take the piss out of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

make your hackles rise

try the patience of

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

take the mickey out of

try your patience

get your hackles up

cut to the quick

give a bad time

get up your nose

give offence to

be an affront to

drive you up the wall

add fuel to the fire

put somebody's nose out of joint

add insult to injury

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

take the mickey

rattle someone's chain

irritate greatly

get someone's wick

make one see red

get on the nerves of

put somebody's back up

push one's buttons

rub one the wrong way

get in the hair of

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

put your nose out of joint

be like a red rag to a bull

lose one's temper

ruffle one's feathers

arouse hostility in

cause disquiet to

give the business

push someon's buttons

drive you crazy

wind somebody up

drive you to distraction

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

cause anxiety to

do someone's head in

make someone scratch their head

occupy someone's thoughts

prey on someone's mind

drive you off your head

cause offense to

cause offence to

give the cold shoulder

work someone up

upset the apple cart

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

drive out of mind

be a nuisance to

drive somebody up the wall

have had enough

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

put through wringer

rub salt in wound

turn inside out

be on one's tail

be on one's back

search high heaven

be on one's case

beat the bushes

turn upside down

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

hurt someone's feelings

slap in the face

twist the knife

rub salt in the wound

make mouth water

keep hanging on

keep someone hanging on

make someone's mouth water

take advantage of

do an injustice to

step on the toes of

get on someone's back

keep complaining to

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

make matters worse

compound the problem

add fuel to the flames

push one's button

fan the flames of

to make matters worse

go from bad to worse

rub salt in the wounds

rub salt in a wound

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

lead somebody on

pull someone's leg

make a monkey of

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Verb

To criticize or disparage adversely

find fault with

cast aspersions on

throw brickbats at

give a bad press to

give something a battering

talk something down

fulminate against

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

give someone a bad press

read the riot act

give someone a rollicking

give someone a rocket

tear off a strip

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

tear a strip off

inveigh against

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

vituperate against

give a bad name

give some stick to

bring into disrepute

give a black eye

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

rip up and down

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

blacken the name of

criticize severely

take exception to

spread lies about

cut down to size

sully the reputation of

pass strictures upon

go for the jugular

take down a peg

give something a bad press

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

bellyache about

give someone bondi

look askance at

sound off about

blacken the character of

poke mullock at

cock a snook at

take the piss out of

take issue with

take the mickey out of

take a swipe at

give someone a dressing-down

jump down one's throat

cut to the quick

look down one's nose at

give a talking-to

criticize harshly

bring under fire

animadvert upon

give a rough time

criticize strongly

review unfavorably

find unacceptable

come down hard on

assault verbally

criticize unfairly

give a tongue-lashing

jump down someone's throat

hold forth against

show someone up

think little of

protest against

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

shoot full of holes

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

blacken someone's reputation

rake over the coals

lay down the law

throw stones at

treat contemptuously

take a dim view of

call to account

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

put a whammy on

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

take dim view of

call someone names

be scornful about

declaim against

run something down

tell lies 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

run a smear campaign against

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

be in opposition to

bite one's thumb at

hold up to ridicule

treat with contempt

shout disapproval

blow raspberries

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries at

give someone a hard time

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Verb

Argue about petty and trivial matters

have a disagreement

fight like cat and dog

go at it hammer and tongs

have a misunderstanding

be at loggerheads

have an argument

be at sixes and sevens

be at each other's throats

engage in conflict

come into conflict

have a punch-up

protest against

engage in hostilities

have an altercation

not see eye to eye

raise your fists

get into conflict

be in contention

have shouting match

get into a dispute

have a difference of opinion

go for each other

mount an attack

take exception to

call into question

be in opposition

be at daggers with

call on the carpet

be at daggers drawn

come to blows with

exchange blows with

differ in opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

jump on one's case

bat back and forth

come up against

become involved

pick an argument

get in one's face

put up a struggle

have at each other

take the field against

campaign against

engage in combat

carry on hostilities

have a squabble

jump on each other

rip into each other

take issue with

contradict each other

go for the jugular

have a slanging match

put up an argument

catch at straws

blow hot and cold

make a big thing about

lay a finger on

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Verb

Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

hammer out a deal

drive a hard bargain

work out a deal

transact business

hammer out deal

make arrangements

knock down price

consult together

discuss a settlement

treat with someone

try to reach a compromise

act as honest broker

come across with

bury the hatchet

become involved

involve oneself

act as an intermediary

act as peacemaker

make concessions

pronounce judgement

come to an understanding

make concession

find the middle ground

interpose oneself

insinuate oneself

sit in judgement

find a happy medium

strike a happy medium

reach a compromise

find middle ground

find happy medium

meet each other halfway

split the difference

strike a balance

interpose yourself

involve yourself

put your oar in

put your two cents in

put in two cents

sit in judgment

strike happy medium

have transactions

have transaction

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Noun

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

dissatisfaction

counter-argument

statement of opposition

formal complaint

taking exception

difficulty with

argument against

howls of protest

howl of protest

chorus of disapproval

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Noun

A complaint or protest over something believed to be wrong or unfair

dissatisfaction

statement of dissatisfaction

thorn in one's side

thorn in one's flesh

bane of one's life

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Noun

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

Noun

The state or quality of being specious

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mistaken impression

mistaken belief

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

misunderstanding

false impression

incomprehension

disingenuousness

specious reasoning

erroneous belief

old wivesʼ tale

false interpretation

wrong end of the stick

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

overgeneral reasoning

use of fallacious arguments

fallacious argument

subtle argument

misrepresentation

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Noun

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

underestimation

dissatisfaction

stigmatization^US

mocking comment

stigmatisation^UK

backhanded compliment

source of discredit

critical remarks

scandalmongering

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

malicious gossip

defamation of character

bill of indictment

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