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Verb

Past tense for to regard or represent as being of little worth

marginalised^UK

marginalized^US

pulled to pieces

cast aspersions on

picked holes in

treated lightly

poured scorn on

did a hatchet job on

dragged through the mud

spread lies about

blackened the name of

sullied the reputation of

gave a bad name

blackened the reputation of

conducted a smear campaign against

blackened the character of

cut down to size

took a swipe at

criticized unfairly

inveighed against

gave comeuppance

knocked off high horse

fulminated against

threw brickbats at

brought into disrepute

spoke of with disfavour

brought discredit to

taken to pieces

spoken badly of

done a hatchet job on

found fault with

spread scandal about

dragged through the mire

brought shame upon

nitpicked about

reflected badly on

vituperated against

brought shame on

read the riot act

given a bad name

picked to pieces

hauled over the coals

run smear campaign

ripped up and down

tarred and feathered

let someone have it

thrown brickbats at

cut to the quick

done a number on

did a number on

given a black eye

gave a black eye

gave a bad press to

given a bad press to

told lies about

put in a bad light

remonstrated with

treated with contempt

rapped over the knuckles

spread tales about

looked down one's nose at

animadverted on

underemphasized

taken down a peg

took down a peg

gave some stick to

given some stick to

ran smear campaign

gave someone a bad press

given someone a bad press

run a smear campaign against

blackened someone's name

held in contempt

setted little store by

passed strictures upon

held up to ridicule

tore off a strip

torn off a strip

laid down the law

raked over the coals

dragged someone's name through the mud

expressed disapproval of

lowered the status of

turned your nose up at

discountenanced

given someone a roasting

gave someone a roasting

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

cast a slur upon

expressed a poor opinion of

remonstrated against

treated disrespectfully

complained about

given a talking-to

gave a talking-to

given someone hell

gave someone hell

hurt somebody's feelings

regarded with contempt

jumped down one's throat

given someone a bollocking

gave someone a bollocking

criticizes severely

dragged name through mud

turned up one's nose

made a fuss about

thought too little of

setted no store by

heaped scorn on

passed judgment

brought to book

looked down upon

put someone in their place

kicked up a stink about

brought shame to

slapped someone's wrist

ran a smear campaign against

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

given something a battering

gave something a battering

taken a swipe at

tore a strip off

torn a strip off

done an injustice to

did an injustice to

gave someone a mouthful

given someone a dressing-down

gave someone an earful

given someone a telling-off

given someone a mouthful

gave someone a rating

given someone an earful

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a rating

gave someone a telling-off

commented negatively

thumbed one's nose

protested strongly

hung something on

pointed finger at

laid at one's door

sent up the river

brought under fire

cracked down on

reviewed unfavorably

caused offence to

expostulated about

brought into disfavour

told someone to get lost

poked mullock at

wrote false reports about

written false reports about

thundered against

shot full of holes

gave Bronx cheer

given Bronx cheer

taken the mickey

took the mickey

made cutting remarks about

curled your lip at

made jokes about

sounded off about

animadverted upon

given someone a row

given someone some stick

bit someone's head off

taken issue with

expressed disagreement with

took the piss out of

bitten someone's head off

dragged through mud

took exception to

given someone a wigging

gave someone what for

gave someone some stick

given someone what for

given comeuppance

protested against

gave the business

stepped on one's toes

jumped on one's case

mouthed off about

objected strongly to

bellyached about

accused falsely

treated contemptuously

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

taken the piss out of

refused to acknowledge

pointed the finger

thought little of

kicked up a fuss about

taken exception to

snapped someone's head off

gave someone a wigging

lodged a protest against

gave someone a row

took issue with

made someone eat crow

complained vociferously about

cold-shouldered

setted too little store by

failed to appreciate

had contempt for

jumped down someone's throat

said contemptuously

caused to lose face

given the business

had someone on the carpet

opposed strongly

not done justice

raised objections to

held in disdain

assaulted verbally

blown whistle on

blew whistle on

gave offence to

given offence to

gotten angry with

criticizes strongly

criticized strongly

shown in a bad light

showed in a bad light

given bad press

given someone bondi

gave someone bondi

given the devil

given black eye

gone for the jugular

went for the jugular

spoken of with disfavour

given a bad name to

gave a bad name to

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

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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“When the time comes and we could read and eventually publish them, we would fully know his immense heart,andthe well formed personality of one who never spoke badly of anybody.”

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