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To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

To quibble over trivial matters

To cause significant upset to (someone)

To criticize or express contempt for

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To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

criticise^UK

criticize^US

raise trivial objections to

kick up a stink about

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disapproval of

make a song and dance

complain vehemently about

talk under your breath

make a mountain out of a molehill

shout

harp upon

dwell upon

beat one's breast about

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

weep for

express woe for

wring one's hands over

express objections to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

agonize^US

call at the top of one's voice

agonise^UK

make a protest against

declaim against

be sad

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

tongue-lash

rage against

chew out

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's back

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To quibble over trivial matters

criticise^UK

criticize^US

make a big thing about

raise trivial objections

raise trivial objections to

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To cause significant upset to (someone)

agonise^UK

agonize^US

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

traumatize^US

demoralize^US

traumatise^UK

demoralise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

make sad

get down

harm

put someone off their stroke

tyrannize^US

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

victimize^US

hector

pierce

make one's heart bleed

tyrannise^UK

victimise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

give someone the hump

cause someone to lose their composure

put someone's nose out of joint

bring tears to your eyes

drive round the twist

break someone's heart

face

give someone the blues

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

set someone back on their heels

get up someone's nose

paralyse^UK

scandalize^US

paralyze^US

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

scandalise^UK

criticize^US

be a pain in the neck

take control of

be a thorn in someone's side

heavy

mess with someone's head

criticise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

push about

trample on

ride roughshod over

weigh heavily on someone's mind

ill-use

dash hopes

be on the back of

break someone's spirit

labour^UK

labor^US

knock the wind out of

weigh heavily on one's mind

make someone scratch their head

disenchant

dampen someone's spirit

press down on

harsh one's mellow

cause pain

cause someone distress

push someon's buttons

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

put someone off their stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

be a thorn in someone's flesh

fill with consternation

tread on someone's toes

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

be a weight on someone's mind

make severe demands on

exhaust someone's patience

give the cold shoulder

cast a pall over

catch one short

rattle someone's cage

put out of countenance

be agitated

scare the bejesus out of

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

labour over

be in a flap

scare the living daylights out of

make someone's hair stand on end

be in a stew

get worked up

get in a stew

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

bring pressure to bear on

harsh someone's mellow

keep down

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

have an adverse effect on

get on someone's back

cause to be at a stand

galvanize^US

stop someone in their tracks

galvanise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

scare someone out of their wits

set one's teeth on edge

put the fear of God into

fog

fill with loathing

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

get a rise out of

deflate

strike dumb

drive you up the wall

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

drive you to distraction

make livid

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

make someone's stomach rise

interfere

meddle

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

catch unawares

balk^US

drive you off your head

make you see red

baulk^UK

throw into a panic

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

cause to lose your bearings

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

frighten out of your wits

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

blow away

put out of action

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

take your breath away

bring around

get on someone's case

make someone feel sick

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

give someone goose pimples

chill to the bone

scare away

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

cheapen

discredit

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone eat humble pie

pull down

make someone eat crow

settle someone's hash

tear down

make one feel small

put one away

put someone in their place

fix someone's wagon

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

squelch

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

make one's blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

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To criticize or express contempt for

throw shade

criticise^UK

criticize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give something a battering

stigmatize^US

minimize^US

stigmatise^UK

minimise^UK

scandalize^US

belabor^US

scandalise^UK

belabour^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

trivialize^US

drag through the mire

give someone a roasting

trivialise^UK

give someone a bad press

rap over the knuckles

call down

give someone a rollicking

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

give someone a bollocking

sully the reputation of

give something a bad press

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

snipe

prejudice

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

blacken the character of

take issue with

rail at

take the mickey

give someone a dressing-down

jump down one's throat

pooh pooh

look down one's nose at

give a tongue-lashing

jump down someone's throat

blacken someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

sling mud

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

hold someone to blame

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

pull up

give someone what for

give someone an earful

give someone a rating

dig at

make a fool of

show contempt

run a smear campaign against

light into

think badly of

climb all over

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

stick it to

jump all over

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

negate

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

give the Bronx cheer to

give a hard time

laugh out of court

demonize^US

jinx

demonise^UK

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