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Past tense for to criticize, or to attack or assault verbally

Past tense for to forcefully challenge or question an opinion, motive, or action

Past tense for to criticize or reprimand severely

Past tense for to dispute the validity of

Past tense for to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

Past tense for to accuse of wrongdoing

Past tense for to have doubts or suspicions about

Past tense for to reject or refuse advocacy of

Past tense for to make a concerted or violent attack on

Past tense for to cause to have no value or effect

Having been maligned or vilified

Hotly debated or questioned

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Verb

Past tense for to criticize, or to attack or assault verbally

took issue with

taken issue with

thumbed nose at

threw the book at

thrown the book at

cast aspersions on

spread lies about

dragged through the mud

blackened the name of

pulled to pieces

poured scorn on

sullied the reputation of

did a hatchet job on

blackened the reputation of

conducted a smear campaign against

done a hatchet job on

inveighed against

picked holes in

fulminated against

spoken badly of

found fault with

brought into disrepute

taken to pieces

gave a bad name

given a bad name

marginalized^US

marginalised^UK

threw brickbats at

took exception to

thrown brickbats at

taken exception to

blackened the character of

brought discredit to

criticized unfairly

complained about

treated lightly

given black eye

given a black eye

gave a black eye

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“We cannot impugn other members and suggest in any way that they are not motivated to do the right thing in terms of this subject of healing.”

Verb

Past tense for to forcefully challenge or question an opinion, motive, or action

called into question

thrown doubt on

cast aspersions upon

cast doubt upon

shot full of holes

called in question

shot down in flames

cast aspersions on

said the opposite of

declared untrue

expressed suspicions about

had reservations about

made a nonsense of

expressed reservations about

had hesitations about

had bone to pick

entertained doubts about

protested against

had suspicions about

felt uneasy about

harboured suspicions about

harboured reservations about

knocked bottom out of

knocked props out

raised objections to

found unfounded

refused to accept

raised doubts about

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

took issue with

taken issue with

blew out of the water

gave the lie to

given the lie to

showed to be false

blown out of the water

shown to be false

begged to differ

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“What his account does necessarily impugn is the judgment and decision-making abilities of the administration principals.”

Verb

Past tense for to criticize or reprimand severely

found fault with

taken to pieces

picked holes in

fulminated against

remonstrated with

picked to pieces

hauled over the coals

animadverted on

gave someone hell

given someone hell

gave someone a bad press

given someone a bad press

gave someone a roasting

given someone a roasting

rapped over the knuckles

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

passed strictures upon

gave someone a bollocking

given someone a bollocking

tore off a strip

torn off a strip

tore a strip off

torn a strip off

cast aspersions on

inveighed against

vituperated against

bellyached about

let someone have it

jumped down one's throat

sounded off about

read the riot act

complained about

cut to the quick

gave some stick to

given some stick to

snapped someone's head off

jumped on one's case

went for the jugular

gone for the jugular

pulled to pieces

declaimed against

held someone to blame

called to account

jumped down someone's throat

poured scorn on

cracked down on

held responsible

held accountable

assaulted verbally

bitten someone's head off

bit someone's head off

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

done a number on

given a black eye

did a number on

gave a black eye

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

gave someone what for

given someone what for

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

given someone a telling-off

gave someone a telling-off

gave someone an earful

given someone an earful

given someone a wigging

gave someone a wigging

gave someone a mouthful

given someone a mouthful

gave someone a rating

given someone a rating

given a talking-to

gave a talking-to

raked over the coals

given someone a caning

gave someone a caning

gave someone a row

given someone a row

gave someone some stick

given someone some stick

called on the carpet

slapped someone's wrist

given a piece of one's mind

gave a piece of one's mind

come down hard on

told a thing or two

strongly criticized

rapped on knuckles

slapped on wrist

brought to book

climbed all over

took to the woodshed

laid down the law

taken to the woodshed

reprimanded severely

came down hard on

meted out punishment to

made an example of

gave a going over

given a going over

lowered the boom

criticized hatefully

burned one's ears

jumped all over

come down on like a ton of bricks

raked over coals

dragged over the coals

rapped someone the knuckles

sent someone away with a flea in his

severely reprimanded

had someone on the carpet

rapped across the knuckles

criticizes severely

taught a lesson

given the business

gave the business

gave tongue-lashing

given tongue-lashing

criticizes strongly

criticized strongly

thrown the book at

threw the book at

gave a hard time

taken down a peg

given a hard time

took down a peg

gave someone stick

came down on like a ton of bricks

given someone stick

given someone a carpeting

gave someone a carpeting

gave the dickens

given the dickens

given someone a dressing down

given someone a telling off

tore someone a new one

gave someone a dressing down

gave someone a telling off

torn someone a new one

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Verb

Past tense for to dispute the validity of

Verb

Past tense for to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

gave offence to

given offence to

caused offence to

treated disrespectfully

hurt somebody's feelings

cast aspersions on

cut to the quick

stepped on one's toes

caused suffering to

caused agony to

inflicted anguish on

hurt the feelings of

knocked for six

caused anguish to

inflicted trauma

given someone grief

gave someone grief

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Verb

Past tense for to accuse of wrongdoing

preferred charges against

laid charges against

brought someone to trial

brought charges against

called to account

brought a charge against

brought a case against

cast aspersions on

pointed the finger

held responsible

held accountable

placed the blame on

laid the blame on

assigned fault to

assigned liability to

assigned guilt to

considered guilty of

found guilty of

declared guilty

laid at one's door

pronounced guilty

proved to be guilty

held someone answerable

laid a guilt trip on

laid a bad trip on

shifted the blame

passed the buck

brought an action against

pressed charges

instituted legal proceedings

hauled into court

brought a suit against

instituted legal proceedings against someone

put in the dock

brought to court

dragged into court

took proceedings

taken proceedings

filed charges against

took legal action against

taken legal action against

took legal action

taken legal action

brought legal proceedings against

brought action against

turned on the heat

brought an action

contested at law

brought before the court

claimed damages

brought a criminal charge against

preferred charges

brought suit against

involved in litigation

proceeded against

took the law on

taken the law on

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Verb

Past tense for to have doubts or suspicions about

Verb

Past tense for to reject or refuse advocacy of

disacknowledged

washed your hands of

refused to recognize

refused to abide by

Verb

Past tense for to make a concerted or violent attack on

Verb

Past tense for to cause to have no value or effect

Adjective

Having been maligned or vilified

Adjective

Hotly debated or questioned

open to question

yet to be decided

open to discussion

under discussion

on the back burner

up for discussion

far from certain

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

under advisement

under examination

subject to debate

betwixt and between

not yet established

bone of contention

a matter of opinion

between rock and hard place

a controversial subject

between sixes and sevens

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