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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

take the mickey

get on your wick

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

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

keep complaining to

get on one's nerves

get on someone's back

get under your skin

give someone the hump

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

discriminate against

put your back up

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

ruffle one's feathers

put someone's nose out of joint

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

cause anxiety to

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

do someone's head in

be a great weight on

shout catcalls at

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 liberties with

take unfair advantage of

take for granted

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

let someone have it

give someone a rollicking

give someone hell

give a talking-to

rap over the knuckles

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

drag through the mud

jump down one's throat

take issue with

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

give someone a bad press

express disapproval of

criticize severely

lay down the law

kick up a stink about

take down a peg

come down hard on

protest against

take exception to

blacken the name of

make a fuss about

kick up a fuss about

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

remonstrate against

go for the jugular

give something a battering

give something a bad press

bite someone's head off

call to account

raise objections to

take a stand against

call over the coals

express a poor opinion of

expostulate about

snap someone's head off

bring into disrepute

criticize strongly

give a bad name

mouth off about

oppose strongly

animadvert upon

bellyache about

declaim against

spread lies about

throw the book at

give a black eye

sound off about

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

be in opposition to

take a swipe at

conduct a smear campaign against

complain vociferously about

jump down someone's throat

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

speak out against

lose one's temper with

cut down to size

reprimand severely

give a rough time

assault verbally

bring under fire

review unfavorably

show someone up

jump on one's case

expose to ridicule

protest strongly

blacken someone's reputation

hold up to shame

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

have words with

give comeuppance

criticize harshly

have someone on the carpet

give a hard time

burn one's ears

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

mete out punishment to

make an example of

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

point the finger

comment negatively

deliver a tirade to

express strong disapproval of

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

cast aspersions

give a tongue-lashing

give going-over

give piece of mind

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

express disapprobation

blacken the character of

express disapprobation of

be malicious about

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

object strongly to

send up the river

hold someone to blame

hold accountable

hold responsible

raise objections

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

express objections

protest strongly at

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express disapproval

be in opposition

thunder against

disagree violently with

vociferate about

remonstrate about

call into question

have a problem with

make a protest against

make a stand against

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

make an objection

kick up a stink

raise objection

draw the line at

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

bring shame upon

spread scandal about

reflect badly on

run smear campaign

rip up and down

tar and feather

tell lies about

treat with contempt

look down one's nose at

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

sully someone's reputation

hold in contempt

set little store by

hold up to ridicule

do an injustice to

drag someone's name through the mud

not do justice to

turn your nose up at

lower the status of

treat disrespectfully

put in a bad light

write false reports about

give Bronx cheer

spread tales about

regard with contempt

take the mickey

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

think too little of

set no store by

drag someone's name through the mire

take the piss out of

cast a slur upon

think little of

drag through mud

knock off high horse

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

criticize unfairly

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

give a bad name to

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

thumb one's nose

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

give offence to

be contemptuous about

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

cause offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

injure the reputation of

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

soil someone's name

step on one's toes

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

defame someone's character

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

curl your lip at

be contemptuous of

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

hold in disdain

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

poke mullock at

take for granted

cock a snook at

do a takeoff of

do an impression of

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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

express disapproval of

take issue with

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

give some stick to

declaim against

reprimand severely

rake over coals

blacken someone's reputation

give a tongue-lashing

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

have words with

take down a peg

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give comeuppance

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

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

give a hard time

burn one's ears

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

point the finger

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give going-over

give piece of mind

snap someone's head off

criticize strongly

mete out punishment to

make an example of

give something a bad press

deliver a tirade to

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

bring to account

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

cut to the quick

give a black eye

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

make a protest to

have a word with

have stern words with

speak sternly 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

throw brickbats at

give a bad press 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

rip up and down

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

go for the jugular

take exception to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

give someone a bad press

bellyache about

hold responsible

protest against

sound off about

blacken the name of

pass strictures upon

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a rough time

assault verbally

jump on one's case

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

hold someone to blame

animadvert upon

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

hold accountable

express strong disapproval of

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut down to size

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

be in opposition to

be on at someone

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 hypercritical

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give the cold shoulder to

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