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Present participle for to destroy or disassemble, especially by pulling apart or to pieces

Present participle for to separate something that is joined together

Present participle for attack or criticize (someone)

Causing disagreement between

Present participle for to destroy by ripping

Present participle for to take apart or break down

Present participle for to physically tear apart

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Present participle for to destroy or disassemble, especially by pulling apart or to pieces

“It is used here to pull apart complacency, to lyrically deconstruct everyday communication.”

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Present participle for to separate something that is joined together

splitting down the middle

unraveling^US

becoming disconnected

unravelling^UK

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“They are interleaved, like interlocked fingers, so that as you pull apart the two halves of the pod, they unfold from one another.”

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Present participle for attack or criticize (someone)

having a go at

attacking

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

crucifying

giving a bad press to

pummelling^UK

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

giving something a battering

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

hauling over the coals

look down one's nose at

giving someone a bad press

sullying the reputation of

blackening the name of

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone hell

picking at

marginalizing^US

passing strictures upon

nagging at

deploring

bringing into disrepute

blackening the reputation of

pitching into

execrating

conducting a smear campaign against

ostracising^UK

giving something a bad press

ostracizing^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

shooting full of holes

blackening the character of

scandalizing^US

giving black eye

reviewing unfavorably

jumping down one's throat

jumping on one's case

starting on

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

assaulting verbally

piling in

going for the jugular

knocking off high horse

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

giving someone a dressing-down

keelhauling

ticking off

letting someone have it

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

giving someone what for

basting

jawing

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

slapping down

blowing up

giving someone some stick

raking over the coals

railing

accusing

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

giving a piece of one's mind

calling on the carpet

tarring and feathering

pointing the finger

imputing

running smear campaign

slapping someone's wrist

spreading scandal about

expressing disapproval of

thundering

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

branding

lashing out at

taking to the woodshed

calling over the coals

bringing charges against

speaking out against

raising objections to

making a fuss about

sounding off

griping about

complaining vociferously about

climbing all over

taking a stand against

penalizing^US

penalising^UK

protesting strongly at

telling a thing or two

holding liable

complaining bitterly about

making a protest against

assigning liability to

trying

considering guilty of

disagreeing violently with

putting up a fight against

finding guilty of

making a stand against

having someone on the carpet

reprimanding severely

satirizing^US

holding forth against

satirising^UK

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

giving a tongue-lashing

counselling^UK

counseling^US

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

quarreling with

raking over coals

giving tongue-lashing

jumping down someone's throat

expressing a poor opinion of

zinging

remonstrating against

tearing someone a new one

giving someone a telling off

severely reprimanding

rapping across the knuckles

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

slinging mud

cussing out

criticizing hatefully

shouting at

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

making an example of

meting out punishment to

bringing to account

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

coming down on like a ton of bricks

expressing strong disapproval of

expressing disapprobation

expressing disapprobation of

thinking badly of

proving to be guilty

holding someone answerable

bringing someone to trial

preferring charges against

bringing a charge against

laying charges against

holding at fault

bringing a case against

holding someone to blame

complaining to

excepting

raining

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

sending someone away with a flea in his

labelling^UK

labeling^US

taking great exception to

laying a guilt trip on

laying a bad trip on

passing the buck

putting in a bad light

showing in a bad light

blackening someone's name

bringing into disfavour

sermonising^UK

sermonizing^US

delivering a tirade to

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Causing disagreement between

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Present participle for to destroy by ripping

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Present participle for to take apart or break down

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Present participle for to physically tear apart

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