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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

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

give someone a rollicking

criticize severely

fustigate

denunciate

rap over the knuckles

tear apart

give someone a roasting

hold someone to blame

bite someone's head off

lash out

jump down one's throat

snap someone's head off

give something a bad press

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

sully the reputation of

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

blacken the character of

slap

demonize^US

demonise^UK

flout

curse

blacken the reputation of

satirize^US

conduct a smear campaign against

satirise^UK

run a smear campaign against

gloss over

hold up to ridicule

blacken someone's name

tell off

rate too low

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

hold in contempt

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

give someone a rating

express disapproval 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

give Bronx cheer

kick up a stink about

give someone a wigging

make a fuss about

give comeuppance

drag someone's name through the mire

speak of with disfavour

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

set too little store by

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

express a poor opinion of

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

tell someone to get lost

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

defame someone's character

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

gibe at

hold in disdain

look down at

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

thunder

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

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

take issue

fight

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

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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“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

put up a fight against

set your face against

balk^US

baulk^UK

inquire^US

criticize^US

enquire^UK

criticise^UK

stand up and be counted against

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