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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

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a song and dance

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disapproval of

make a big thing out of

complain vehemently about

talk under your breath

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

ululate

be in opposition

argue against

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

agonize^US

make a protest against

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

tongue-lash

rage against

chew out

complain bitterly about

kick up

remonstrate about

take great exception to

agonise^UK

shoot off one's mouth

be sorry

eat your heart out

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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

demoralize^US

traumatize^US

demoralise^UK

traumatise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone off their stroke

chill

rub up the wrong way

knock the stuffing out of

tyrannize^US

terrorize^US

antagonize^US

terrorise^UK

antagonise^UK

make one's heart bleed

tyrannise^UK

victimize^US

give someone the hump

cause anxiety

throw into a tizz

make someone see red

set someone back on their heels

drive round the bend

cause someone to lose their composure

get under your skin

victimise^UK

drive round the twist

eat away at

get your back up

put someone's nose out of joint

take the wind out of your sails

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

face

give someone the blues

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

scandalize^US

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

scandalise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

be a pain in the neck

hang up

be a thorn in someone's side

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on someone's mind

ill-use

dash hopes

be on the back of

break someone's spirit

mess over

get up someone's nose

labour^UK

labor^US

knock the wind out of

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

get on one's nerves

weigh heavily on one's mind

make someone scratch their head

whelm

overmaster

swamp

dampen someone's spirit

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

push someon's buttons

cause someone distress

tread on someone's toes

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

dispraise

criticize^US

criticise^UK

be a thorn in someone's flesh

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

make severe demands on

put out of countenance

lean on

put pressure on

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

have had enough

become bored

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

give the cold shoulder

cast a pall over

rattle someone's cage

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

mishandle

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

dampen the spirits of

be a weight on someone's mind

cause to lose heart

wrench

hurt the feelings of

dampen someone's hopes

harsh someone's mellow

play the heavy with

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

fill with consternation

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

have an adverse effect on

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

hold down

rule with a rod of iron

cause to be at a stand

scare to death

send into a rage

scare the bejesus out of

galvanize^US

stop someone in their tracks

galvanise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

set one's teeth on edge

put the fear of God into

fog

fill with loathing

get a rise out of

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

drive you up the wall

balk^US

baulk^UK

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

arouse hostility in

make someone's stomach rise

interfere

meddle

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

drive you off your head

make you see red

throw into a panic

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

spring on

throw a curveball

cause to lose your bearings

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

frighten out of your wits

get on someone's case

shatter the illusions of

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

take your breath away

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

scare witless

be nervous

be spooked

give someone goose pimples

give someone the heebie-jeebies

spur

energize^US

pump up

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

make one's blood run cold

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

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

belabor^US

scandalize^US

belabour^UK

scandalise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

trivialize^US

drag through the mire

trivialise^UK

give someone a roasting

muckrake

ream out

give someone a bad press

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

sully the reputation of

give someone a bollocking

give something a bad press

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the character of

rail at

oppose

give someone a dressing-down

jump down one's throat

be hostile to

pooh pooh

argue against

look down one's nose at

satirize^US

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give a tongue-lashing

jump down someone's throat

blacken someone's reputation

look down on

animadvert upon

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

sling mud

hold up to ridicule

satirise^UK

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

not believe in

run a smear campaign against

light into

think badly of

climb all over

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

negate

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

give the Bronx cheer to

demonize^US

demonise^UK

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