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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

find fault with

be on the back of

be a nuisance to

keep complaining to

be on one's case

get on your wick

take the mickey

take the piss out of

make somebody's hackles rise

drive to distraction

give someone the hump

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

make someone see red

get on someone's back

rub the wrong way

give someone the pip

give someone hell

breath down someone's neck

get on the nerves of

get in the hair of

push someon's buttons

rattle one's cage

be the victim of

search high heaven

cause suffering to

weigh heavily on

get on one's nerves

make your blood boil

get under your skin

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

drive you up the wall

get the knife into

stick the knife into

get your back up

get your dander up

put your back up

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

discriminate against

put pressure on

bring pressure to bear on

be in someone's hair

have had enough

make someone fed up

try the patience of

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

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

bust someone's balls

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

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

take for granted

make the most of

turn to account

take liberties with

do an injustice to

put to advantage

make unfair claims on

use for one's own ends

play for a sucker

turn to one's advantage

ride on the coat-tails

make money from

make a killing out of

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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

slap on the wrist

take exception to

drag through the mud

jump down one's throat

give someone a bad press

take issue with

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

blacken the name of

express disapproval of

lay down the law

kick up a stink about

protest against

take down a peg

come down hard on

criticize severely

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

give a hard time

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

be in opposition to

bellyache about

oppose strongly

remonstrate against

expostulate about

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

strongly criticize

be on at someone

take a swipe at

rap on knuckles

give a going over

jump down someone's throat

tell a thing or two

throw the book at

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

assault verbally

hold forth against

bring under fire

review unfavorably

give a tongue-lashing

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

burn one's ears

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

rap across the knuckles

comment negatively

give comeuppance

be hypercritical

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

have someone on the carpet

criticize harshly

mete out punishment to

make an example of

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

have your knife in

deliver a tirade to

raise objections

express strong disapproval of

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

point the finger

take dim view of

expose to ridicule

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

express objections

give going-over

give piece of mind

hold up to shame

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express disapproval

object strongly to

animadvert upon

vociferate about

be in opposition

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

have a problem with

raise trivial objections to

make an objection

raise objection

draw the line at

hold someone to blame

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

put the boot in

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

hold responsible

hold accountable

keep complaining to

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

take the piss out of

bust someone's balls

bend someone's ear

be on your back

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's back

give a black eye

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

make mincemeat of

make short work of

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

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

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

put your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

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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

call on the carpet

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

call over the coals

come down hard on

vituperate against

cast aspersions on

call to account

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

express disapproval of

give some stick to

take issue with

declaim against

reprimand severely

rake over coals

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

have words with

give comeuppance

give a tongue-lashing

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

take down a peg

point the finger

throw brickbats at

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

blacken someone's reputation

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

give a hard time

burn one's ears

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give going-over

give piece of mind

give someone a bad press

give a bad press to

give something a bad press

criticize strongly

mete out punishment to

make an example of

have your knife in

deliver a tirade to

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

have a word with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

cut to the quick

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

give a black eye

make a protest to

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

drag through the mud

do a hatchet job on

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

give a bad name

bring discredit to

bring shame upon

reflect badly on

take exception to

rip up and down

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

look askance at

protest against

pass strictures upon

go for the jugular

spread lies about

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

bellyache about

animadvert upon

conduct a smear campaign against

find unacceptable

sound off about

give something a battering

take a dim view of

give a rough time

assault verbally

hold forth against

bring under fire

review unfavorably

throw stones at

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

show someone up

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

be in opposition to

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

express strong disapproval of

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

vociferate about

mouth off about

hold someone to blame

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

hold accountable

hold responsible

characterize^US

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut down to size

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

be scandalized by

characterise^UK

label negatively

accuse of being

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