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“I am shocked and dismayed to learn that our neighbors to the north have government officials who play politics just like ours do down here in the barbarian south.”

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Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

casting aspersions on

libelling^UK

libeling^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

blackening the name of

blackening the reputation of

blistering

bringing into disrepute

conducting a smear campaign against

cursing

cussing

demonising^UK

demonizing^US

sullying the reputation of

taking to pieces

throwing mud at

voodooing

dragging through the mud

doing a hatchet job on

throwing brickbats at

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

look down one's nose at

giving a bad press to

shooting full of holes

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mire

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

spreading scandal about

bringing discredit to

reflecting badly on

giving someone a roasting

running smear campaign

hauling over the coals

branding

bringing shame on

tearing a strip off

tarring and feathering

tongue-lashing

lampooning

caning

raking over the coals

giving someone a bad press

picking to pieces

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a bollocking

ripping into

badmouthing

blackening the character of

running a smear campaign against

telling off

expostulating

lighting to

passing strictures upon

swearing at

blackening someone's name

giving a talking-to

going for the jugular

dragging someone's name through the mud

labelling^UK

labeling^US

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

giving someone a dressing-down

slinging mud

blackguarding

writing false reports about

showing up

yelling at

beating up on

spreading tales about

dragging name through mud

railing at

jumping down one's throat

putting someone on the griddle

adulterating

making impure

discoloring^US

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

corrupting

putting someone on the hot seat

kicking up a fuss about

making unclean

kicking up a stink about

debauching

tarring

pinning someone's ears back

discolouring^UK

criticizing severely

speaking of with disfavour

giving something a battering

holding forth against

jumping down someone's throat

knocking off high horse

expressing strong disapproval of

calling someone names

running something down

charging with

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

giving something a bad press

hitting where one lives

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

bringing into disfavour

showing in a bad light

putting in a bad light

giving someone a wigging

taking to the woodshed

going on at

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

bringing someone to book

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

slapping someone's wrist

keeping after

letting someone have it

taking someone to task

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

regarding with disgust

satirizing^US

knocking bottom out of

taking rug out from under

going on about

poking fun at

holding up to ridicule

satirising^UK

doing an injustice to

doing a disservice to

making sport of

flouting at

poking mullock at

treating with contempt

taking the mickey out of

taking the piss out of

complaining vehemently about

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