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To affect, especially negatively

To deceive or fool someone

To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods or by trickery

To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language

To harshly mock

To publicly denounce

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

To cause significant upset to (someone)

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Verb

To affect, especially negatively

Verb

To deceive or fool someone

pulls one's leg

leads down the garden path

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

takes for a ride

leads up the garden path

pulls a fast one on

puts one over on

pulls a swifty on

takes advantage of

gives someone a bum steer

leads up garden path

propagandises^UK

puts on the wrong track

pulls a fast one

puts on false front

takes to the cleaners

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

puts up smoke screen

propagandizes^US

gives wrong information to

plays for a sucker

gives the wrong impression

does the dirty on

gets the better of

makes a sucker of

pulls someone's leg

gives bum steer

sells down the river

breaks the rules

outmanoeuvres^UK

makes a fool of

outmaneuvers^US

plays a trick on

plays for a fool

pulls wool over

plays a prank on

plays a joke on

plays a jest on

plays a practical joke on

plays games with

takes to cleaners

sells a bill of goods

plays fast and loose with

sends on a wild-goose chase

gives the runaround

tells an untruth

tells a falsehood

tells a terminological inexactitude

stretches the truth

perjures oneself

makes up a story

concocts a story

departs from the truth

tells a white lie

forswears oneself

says something untrue

invents a story

bears false witness

commits perjury

puts up a front

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To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods or by trickery

Verb

To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language

inveighs against

cuts to the quick

vituperates against

casts aspersions on

gives a black eye

Verb

To harshly mock

Verb

To publicly denounce

fulminates against

inveighs against

casts aspersions on

holds forth against

pulls to pieces

tears to shreds

does a hatchet job on

throws stones at

gives some stick to

passes strictures upon

throws brickbats at

picks to pieces

finds fault with

vituperates against

gives bad press

gives a bad press to

passes judgment

complains about

gives the business

lets someone have it

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

hangs something on

blows whistle on

lays at one's door

points finger at

sends up the river

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To make hurtful and untrue comments about

casts aspersions on

blackens the character of

blackens the name of

gives a bad name

tells lies about

drags through the mire

drags through the mud

runs a smear campaign against

casts a slur on

does a hatchet job on

puts zingers on

brings discredit to

brings into disrepute

rips up and down

gives a black eye

reflects badly on

brings shame on

brings shame upon

tars and feathers

spreads scandal about

runs smear campaign

drags through mud

drags someone's name through the mud

puts in a bad light

gives a bad name to

speaks badly of

brings shame to

blackens someone's name

shows in a bad light

spreads lies about

blackens the reputation of

pulls to pieces

reflects negatively

damages the reputation of

writes false reports about

spreads tales about

drags name through mud

sullies the reputation of

brings dishonour to

muddies the reputation of

casts in a bad light

harms the reputation of

speaks of with disfavour

makes lose face

conducts a smear campaign against

takes down a peg

puts someone in their place

causes to lose face

makes someone eat crow

takes down a peg or two

cuts down to size

casts aspersion

accuses falsely

lowers the status of

blots your copybook

brings into disfavour

gives black eye

criticizes unfairly

causes detriment to

handles roughly

does mischief to

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Verb

To cause significant upset to (someone)

discombobulates

discountenances

causes anguish to

causes suffering to

arouses anxiety in

gives a hard time

makes it tough for

makes miserable

throws off balance

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