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Attack or criticize (someone)

To criticize someone for inadequacy or mistakes

To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

To subject (someone) to constant scoldings or harassment

(British, informal) To harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly

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Verb

Attack or criticize (someone)

inveigh against

give a bad press to

give someone a roasting

tear off a strip

cast aspersions on

give someone hell

haul over the coals

throw brickbats at

fulminate against

give someone a rollicking

remonstrate with

read the riot act

rap over the knuckles

vituperate against

give some stick to

give someone a bollocking

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a bad press

tear a strip off

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

give someone a rating

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

take exception to

give someone some stick

let someone have it

give someone a row

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

pass strictures upon

give something a battering

give something a bad press

go for the jugular

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give the business

rake over the coals

take issue with

criticize severely

jump down someone's throat

do a hatchet job on

remonstrate against

bite someone's head off

jump down one's throat

express a poor opinion of

lay down the law

come down hard on

give a tongue-lashing

give someone bondi

jump on one's case

assault verbally

snap someone's head off

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

take to the woodshed

criticize strongly

bring under fire

review unfavorably

declaim against

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

expose to ridicule

show someone up

hold up to shame

look askance at

be hostile towards

slap on the wrist

throw the book at

call on the carpet

give a piece of one's mind

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

strongly criticize

give someone stick

drag through the mud

take down a peg

be in opposition to

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

bring into disrepute

spread lies about

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad name

protest against

expostulate about

protest strongly at

make a fuss about

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

animadvert upon

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate about

rake over coals

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

call to account

criticize harshly

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

give going-over

give piece of mind

give a black eye

thunder against

take great exception to

find unacceptable

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

hurl insults at

take a dim view of

give vent to one's emotions

call over the coals

give free rein to one's emotions

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

have your knife in

hold forth against

throw stones at

vociferate about

mouth off about

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Verb

To criticize someone for inadequacy or mistakes

Verb

To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

be hypercritical

be on at someone

speak out against

raise trivial objections to

inveigh against

lodge a complaint

express concern

take exception to

make a complaint

put the boot in

kick up a stink

raise objections

express disapproval

express disagreement

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

take issue with

raise objections to

make a fuss about

express regret about

protest against

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a song and dance

lodge a protest

express disapproval of

express opposition

take a stand against

fulminate against

make an objection

make a protest to

kick up a rumpus

scream bloody murder

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a thing of

sound off about

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

wring one's hands over

talk under your breath

express objections

express objections to

remonstrate against

be in opposition

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

be in opposition to

have a problem with

shed tears over

express sorrow about

eat your heart out

draw the line at

voice disapproval

raise objection

burst into tears

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

expostulate about

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

criticize severely

thunder against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

beat one's breast about

beat one's breast

shoot off one's mouth

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Verb

To subject (someone) to constant scoldings or harassment

give a hard time

keep complaining to

be on your back

breathe down someone's neck

bend someone's ear

bust someone's balls

get on someone's back

drive you up the wall

get on your nerves

get in your hair

drive up the wall

drive round the bend

get on one's nerves

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Verb

(British, informal) To harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly

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