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What is another word for give a black eye?

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Make disparaging charges against someone

To make insulting or damaging allegations or insinuations about

To strike, especially with force

Verb

Make disparaging charges against someone

cast aspersions

case reflections on

damage one's good name

injure one's reputation

Verb

To make insulting or damaging allegations or insinuations about

cut to the quick

kick in the teeth

hit where one lives

slap in the face

drag through the mud

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

give a bad name

do a hatchet job on

spread scandal about

bring shame upon

tar and feather

rip up and down

run smear campaign

cast aspersions on

blacken the name of

give a bad name to

drag someone's name through the mud

inveigh against

spread lies about

tell lies about

write false reports about

spread tales about

make someone eat crow

sully someone's reputation

take down a peg

take down a peg or two

bring dishonour to

drag someone's name through the mire

show in a bad light

cut down to size

put someone in their place

drag name through mud

drag through mud

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

fulminate against

throw brickbats at

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

put in a bad light

cause to lose face

sully someone's name

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

run a smear campaign against

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

blacken someone's name

stain someone's good name

vituperate against

find fault with

give a bad press to

give someone hell

give some stick to

give someone a roasting

tear off a strip

read the riot act

haul over the coals

rake over the coals

tear a strip off

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

remonstrate with

give a talking-to

rap over the knuckles

lay down the law

blacken the character of

give someone a bad press

give someone a dressing-down

pass strictures upon

go for the jugular

take a swipe at

animadvert upon

bite someone's head off

jump down one's throat

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

put someone on the hot seat

pin your ears back

give the business

put someone on the griddle

jump down someone's throat

burn someone's ears

give someone an earful

let someone have it

give someone a rating

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

be malicious about

speak of with disfavour

give a rough time

assault verbally

give something a battering

hold forth against

criticize harshly

blacken someone's reputation

cast a slur upon

criticize severely

throw stones at

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

hurl insults at

declaim against

think little of

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

take dim view of

express strong disapproval of

give something a bad press

criticize unfairly

slap on the wrist

shoot full of holes

protest against

characterize^US

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

give someone what for

give someone some stick

take to the woodshed

give someone a row

regard with disgust

feel revulsion to

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

vociferate about

mouth off about

hold up to ridicule

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

make mincemeat of

make short work of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

treat with contempt

poke mullock at

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

defame someone's character

take the mickey

cock a snook at

take the piss out of

characterise^UK

label negatively

accuse of being

do a disservice to

take advantage of

do the dirty on

do an injustice to

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Verb

To strike, especially with force

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

give someone a hiding

let someone have it

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a good hiding

knock into the middle of next week

take a strap to

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

assault physically

tan someone's hide

box someone's ears

whip someone's hide

hit over the head

hit on the head

lay a finger on

make someone feel the back of one's hand

rain blows upon

dust someone's britches

warm someone's seat

punish severely

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

knock block off

give the cat o'nine tails

knock for a loop

physically attack

put in the hospital

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

jump down one's throat

be violent toward

launch an attack

make an assault

launch oneself at

launch an attack on

make an assault on

fire a broadside at

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