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What is another word for pick holes in?

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Contexts

To criticize or find fault with something

To complain about something

To disprove a statement, theory or belief

To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

Verb

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To criticize or find fault with something

condemn

criticise^UK

criticize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

minimize^US

belabor^US

belabour^UK

minimise^UK

give someone a bad press

marginalize^US

give someone a bollocking

give something a battering

look down one's nose at

lampoon

marginalise^UK

sound off about

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

tear apart

give someone a roasting

give something a bad press

hold someone to blame

bite someone's head off

lash out

jump down one's throat

snap someone's head off

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

stigmatize^US

scandalize^US

stigmatise^UK

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

sully the reputation of

demonize^US

demonise^UK

satirize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

satirise^UK

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

tell off

jibe at

sneeze at

blacken the character of

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

slap someone's wrist

give someone what for

give someone some stick

kick up a stink about

give someone a wigging

make a fuss about

give comeuppance

drag someone's name through the mire

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

defame someone's character

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

argue

spoof

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

lose one's temper with

put on the mat

jump down someone's throat

take to the woodshed

slap down

keep after

have someone on the carpet

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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“It's really not too difficult to pick holes in this poorly-thought-out plan.”

Verb

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To complain about something

criticize^US

criticise^UK

kick up a stink about

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a song and dance

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disapproval of

talk under your breath

go on at

make a big thing out of

complain vehemently about

scruple

stickle

boggle

wring one's hands over

express objections to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

beat one's breast about

beat one's breast

shoot off one's mouth

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“For most of the evening, she would repeated pick holes in the food that was being served.”

Verb

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To disprove a statement, theory or belief

knock the bottom out of

prove wrong

drive a coach and horses through

give the lie to

blow out of the water

show in its true light

knocks props out from under

knock props from under

take down a peg

take wind out of sails

balk^US

baulk^UK

inquire^US

enquire^UK

pick an argument with

hammer away at

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

quibble about

wonder about

put up argument

have an argument about

defend oneself against

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

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To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

criticise^UK

criticize^US

raise trivial objections to

raise trivial objections

pick nits

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a big thing out of

make a thing of

argue over nothing

make a big thing about

talk under your breath

make a scene

make a song and dance

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

sound off about

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

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