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Dirty with stains

Covered with a thin layer

Covered with or containing grease

Past tense for to rub a (typically oily or sticky) substance over

Past tense for to cause to be soiled or dirty

Past tense for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

Past tense for to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess

Past tense for to scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area

Past tense for to assault, attack

Past tense for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Past tense for to betray someone's trust

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Adjective

Dirty with stains

strong-smelling

lacking in freshenss

unfit for human consumption

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“The heavily smeared sheets looked like they'd just been swapped from one dirty set to another.”

Adjective

Covered with a thin layer

Adjective

Covered with or containing grease

Verb

Past tense for to rub a (typically oily or sticky) substance over

smeared with oil

covered thickly

spread thickly over

covered with oil

brought into contact with

oiled the wheels

rubbed with oil

smeared with grease

smoothed the way

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“Smear a little olive oil over the inside of the salad bowl.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause to be soiled or dirty

caked with dirt

caked with soil

covered with blotches

wreaked havoc on

made black and blue

handled roughly

caused detriment to

played havoc with

wrought havoc on

played merry hell with

did mischief to

done mischief to

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

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“More commonly, the wife calls a work party to help build and then smear the walls with mud.”

Verb

Past tense for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

brought discredit to

dragged through the mire

dragged through the mud

reflected badly on

brought into disrepute

brought shame on

brought shame upon

tarred and feathered

did a number on

done a number on

gave a black eye

given a black eye

ripped up and down

spread scandal about

did a hatchet job on

done a hatchet job on

dragged through mud

gave a bad name

given a bad name

ran smear campaign

run smear campaign

dragged someone's name through the mud

cast aspersions on

cut down to size

blackened the name of

put in a bad light

cut to the quick

spread lies about

told lies about

inveighed against

poured scorn on

brought shame to

spread tales about

brought dishonour to

blackened the reputation of

read the riot act

cast in a bad light

put someone in their place

made someone eat crow

taken down a peg

took down a peg

run a smear campaign against

marginalized^US

fulminated against

blackened someone's name

marginalised^UK

treated lightly

discountenanced

picked holes in

caused to lose face

shown in a bad light

showed in a bad light

taken to pieces

given a bad name to

gave a bad name to

hit where one lives

pulled to pieces

reflected negatively

dragged name through mud

found fault with

raked over the coals

sullied the reputation of

harmed the reputation of

vituperated against

made someone eat humble pie

took down a peg or two

conducted a smear campaign against

put out of countenance

muddied the reputation of

damaged the reputation of

taken down a peg or two

caused to feel small

ran a smear campaign against

blackened the character of

brought into disfavour

blotted your copybook

wrote false reports about

written false reports about

made uncomfortable

accused falsely

spoken badly of

made someone feel ashamed

shot full of holes

hauled over the coals

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

laid down the law

had your knife in

called over the coals

lowered the status of

settled someone's hash

clamored against

given a talking-to

gave a talking-to

taken a swipe at

took a swipe at

thrown brickbats at

threw brickbats at

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

tore a strip off

torn a strip off

nitpicked about

picked to pieces

let someone have it

gave a bad press to

given a bad press to

remonstrated with

treated with contempt

rapped over the knuckles

looked down one's nose at

animadverted on

gave some stick to

given some stick to

underemphasized

gave someone a bad press

given someone a bad press

held up to ridicule

setted little store by

passed strictures upon

tore off a strip

torn off a strip

expressed disapproval of

turned your nose up at

held in contempt

given someone a roasting

gave someone a roasting

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

complained about

cast a slur upon

thought little of

treated disrespectfully

heaped scorn on

given someone hell

gave someone hell

hurt somebody's feelings

given someone a bollocking

gave someone a bollocking

regarded with contempt

jumped down one's throat

criticizes severely

turned up one's nose

made a fuss about

thought too little of

setted no store by

passed judgment

brought to book

looked down upon

kicked up a stink about

slapped someone's wrist

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

took exception to

taken exception to

given something a battering

gave something a battering

done an injustice to

did an injustice to

gave someone a mouthful

gave someone an earful

given someone a telling-off

given someone a mouthful

gave someone a rating

given someone an earful

given someone a rating

gave someone a telling-off

commented negatively

bellyached about

thumbed one's nose

held forth against

sounded off about

looked askance at

poked mullock at

protested strongly

hung something on

pointed finger at

laid at one's door

sent up the river

expressed a poor opinion of

remonstrated against

brought under fire

cracked down on

reviewed unfavorably

caused offence to

protested against

expostulated about

opposed strongly

took the piss out of

taken the piss out of

told someone to get lost

criticized unfairly

taken the mickey

took the mickey

thundered against

made cutting remarks about

curled your lip at

made jokes about

animadverted upon

given someone a row

given someone some stick

bit someone's head off

taken issue with

curled one's lip

expressed disagreement with

gave comeuppance

bitten someone's head off

given someone a wigging

gave someone what for

gave someone some stick

given someone what for

given comeuppance

gave the business

stepped on one's toes

jumped on one's case

mouthed off about

gave Bronx cheer

objected strongly to

treated contemptuously

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

refused to acknowledge

pointed the finger

kicked up a fuss about

snapped someone's head off

gave someone a wigging

lodged a protest against

given Bronx cheer

gave someone a row

took issue with

knocked off high horse

complained vociferously about

cold-shouldered

setted too little store by

failed to appreciate

had contempt for

jumped down someone's throat

said contemptuously

given the business

had someone on the carpet

not done justice

raised objections to

held in disdain

spoke of with disfavour

spoken of with disfavour

gotten angry with

taken dim view of

took dim view of

threw stones at

thrown stones at

assaulted verbally

gave offence to

given offence to

blown whistle on

blew whistle on

criticizes strongly

criticized strongly

given bad press

given someone bondi

gave someone bondi

given the devil

given black eye

gone for the jugular

went for the jugular

taken for granted

took for granted

showed contempt for

shown contempt for

given someone the brush-off

given the cold shoulder to

gave someone the brush-off

gave the cold shoulder to

took a stand against

spoke out against

taken exception

spoken out against

taken a stand against

did a takeoff of

done an impression of

did an impression of

done a takeoff of

taken to the woodshed

given someone a caning

took to the woodshed

gave someone a caning

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“At the press conference, Tsai signed a statement promising not to abuse any person's character, smear anyone's reputation or engage in personal attacks.”

Verb

Past tense for to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess

gotten water on

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Verb

Past tense for to scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area

Verb

Past tense for to assault, attack

Verb

Past tense for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Verb

Past tense for to betray someone's trust

sold down the river

attacked indirectly

stabbed in the back

played someone false

committed treason

broken faith with

broke faith with

done the dirty on

did the dirty on

took advantage of

taken advantage of

bitten the hand that feeds one

gave someone a Judas kiss

bit the hand that feeds you

given someone a Judas kiss

bitten the hand that feeds you

bit the hand that feeds one

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