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To cause anguish or distress to

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

To find fault (with something)

To criticize or find fault with

Verb

To cause anguish or distress to

drive up the wall

put the squeeze on

give a hard time

give a bad time

jump on one's case

give the needle

bend someone's ear

be on your back

give someone grief

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

get in your hair

breathe down someone's neck

rub up the wrong way

drive round the twist

take the mickey

get on your wick

find fault with

be on the back of

drive to distraction

make someone see red

rub the wrong way

give someone the pip

be a nuisance to

be on one's case

take the piss out of

make somebody's hackles rise

keep complaining to

get on one's nerves

get on someone's back

get under your skin

give someone the hump

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

drive you up the wall

get your back up

get your dander up

pull someone's leg

get up someone's nose

raise your hackles

give someone hell

breath down someone's neck

get on the nerves of

get in the hair of

push someon's buttons

rub you up the wrong way

get your hackles up

be the victim of

search high heaven

put pressure on

cause suffering to

bring pressure to bear on

be in someone's hair

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

weigh heavily on

make your blood boil

get the knife into

stick the knife into

put your back up

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

ruffle one's feathers

put someone's nose out of joint

discriminate against

rattle one's cage

have had enough

make someone fed up

try the patience of

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

bust someone's balls

shout catcalls at

cause anxiety to

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

do someone's head in

be a great weight on

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

make a monkey of

get on someone's case

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Verb

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

take advantage of

live off the backs of

put one over on

take for a ride

withhold rights from

take advantage of somebody

use for one's own ends

play for a sucker

do an injustice to

take for granted

take liberties with

charge too much

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Verb

To find fault (with something)

find fault with

cast aspersions on

fulminate against

inveigh against

throw brickbats at

vituperate against

give some stick to

pass strictures upon

give a bad press to

haul over the coals

read the riot act

tear off a strip

give someone a roasting

give someone a dressing-down

remonstrate with

give someone a rollicking

let someone have it

give someone hell

rap over the knuckles

give a talking-to

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

give someone an earful

give someone what for

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

do a hatchet job on

tear a strip off

drag through the mud

slap on the wrist

take exception to

jump down one's throat

take issue with

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

give someone a bad press

blacken the name of

express disapproval of

criticize severely

lay down the law

kick up a stink about

protest against

take down a peg

come down hard on

kick up a fuss about

make a fuss about

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

look askance at

go for the jugular

give something a battering

give something a bad press

call over the coals

raise objections to

call to account

take a stand against

speak out against

cut down to size

bring into disrepute

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

give a bad name

conduct a smear campaign against

find unacceptable

bellyache about

oppose strongly

remonstrate against

expostulate about

animadvert upon

sound off about

mouth off about

bite someone's head off

take a dim view of

complain vociferously about

criticize strongly

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

declaim against

be on at someone

be in opposition to

take a swipe at

jump down someone's throat

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

throw the book at

rap on knuckles

call into question

lose one's temper with

kick up a stink

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

give a rough time

assault verbally

hold forth against

bring under fire

review unfavorably

throw stones at

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

protest strongly

blacken someone's reputation

show someone up

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

have words with

think little of

criticize harshly

give a hard time

burn one's ears

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

rap across the knuckles

be hypercritical

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

have someone on the carpet

give someone a telling off

give comeuppance

mete out punishment to

make an example of

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

have your knife in

comment negatively

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

deliver a tirade to

express strong disapproval of

take dim view of

point the finger

raise objections

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

expose to ridicule

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

give going-over

give piece of mind

hold up to shame

express objections

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express disapproval

object strongly to

give a tongue-lashing

vociferate about

be in opposition

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

have a problem with

raise trivial objections to

hold someone to blame

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

make an objection

raise objection

draw the line at

hold responsible

hold accountable

put the boot in

express concern

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

give a black eye

make mincemeat of

make short work of

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

protest strongly at

be scandalized by

thunder against

disagree violently with

remonstrate about

make a protest against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

put up a fight against

take great exception to

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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 to the woodshed

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

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

bite someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

lose one's temper with

fulminate against

slap on the wrist

inveigh against

tear a strip off

give a piece of one's mind

jump down one's throat

call on the carpet

criticize severely

call over the coals

come down hard on

vituperate against

cast aspersions on

call to account

express disapproval of

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

give some stick to

rap on knuckles

take issue with

declaim against

reprimand severely

rake over coals

blacken someone's reputation

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

have words with

take down a peg

give comeuppance

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

throw the book at

bring to account

give a hard time

burn one's ears

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

point the finger

throw brickbats at

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give going-over

give piece of mind

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

have your knife in

criticize strongly

mete out punishment to

make an example of

give a bad press to

deliver a tirade to

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

cut to the quick

give something a bad press

give a black eye

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

have a word with

make a protest to

have stern words with

speak sternly to

give a tongue-lashing

expostulate about

protest strongly at

make a fuss about

make a stand against

kick up a fuss about

thunder against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

blacken the name of

give a bad name

spread lies about

give someone a bad press

give something a battering

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

go for the jugular

spread scandal about

tell lies about

bring into disrepute

sully someone's reputation

give someone bondi

blacken the character of

drag through the mire

treat disrespectfully

run a smear campaign against

treat with contempt

take a swipe at

drag someone's name through the mud

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

feel contempt for

spread tales about

cut down to size

blacken someone's name

drag name through mud

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

be malicious about

speak of with disfavour

assault verbally

pass strictures upon

bring discredit to

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

hold forth against

criticize unfairly

knock off high horse

hurl insults at

throw stones at

animadvert upon

look down one's nose at

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

give offence to

cause offence to

step on one's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

regard with disgust

feel revulsion to

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

defame someone's character

run smear campaign

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

shoot full of holes

find intolerable

not be able to stomach

not be able to stand

have no use for

not be able to bear

regard with contempt

be scornful about

be contemptuous about

hold in contempt

curl your lip at

spit in the face of

turn your nose up at

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

spit in the eye of

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