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What is another word for throwing brickbats at?

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Verb

Present participle for to criticize severely

taking to pieces

giving a bad press to

casting aspersions on

pulling to pieces

pouring scorn on

finding fault with

railing against

inveighing against

picking holes in

doing a hatchet job on

nitpicking about

vituperating against

animadverting on

giving some stick to

disapproving of

giving something a battering

tearing to pieces

picking to pieces

criticizing severely

fulminating against

throwing mud at

dragging through the mud

speaking evil of

speaking ill of

stigmatizing^US

giving someone bondi

giving a bad name

bringing into disrepute

spreading lies about

conducting a smear campaign against

sullying the reputation of

detracting from

stigmatising^UK

blackening the reputation of

passing strictures upon

blackening the name of

getting angry with

hauling over the coals

animadverting upon

reading the riot act

giving a rocket

tearing off a strip

tearing a strip off

giving something a bad press

giving someone a bad press

giving a black eye

speaking badly of

criticizing harshly

bringing under fire

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

doing a number on

giving the business

passing judgment

complaining about

cutting to bits

giving bad press

underestimating

giving someone hell

giving someone a roasting

remonstrating with

trivializing^US

dishonouring^UK

trivialising^UK

casting a slur on

making light of

rapping over the knuckles

treating lightly

tearing to shreds

giving someone a rollicking

finding lacking

nitpicking over

raking over the coals

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a bollocking

taking down a peg

look down one's nose at

marginalizing^US

scandalizing^US

marginalising^UK

discountenancing

scandalising^UK

letting someone have it

dragging through the mire

going for the jugular

flinging mud at

slinging mud at

cutting to the quick

cutting down to size

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

pinning your ears back

calling over the coals

putting someone on the griddle

giving a talking-to

putting someone on the hot seat

taking issue with

taking a swipe at

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

jumping down one's throat

spreading scandal about

sounding off about

whingeing about

running smear campaign

holding up to ridicule

telling lies about

quibbling about

grouching about

looking down on

bellyaching about

running a smear campaign against

assaulting verbally

thundering against

disagreeing with

showing someone up

laying down the law

exposing to ridicule

putting hooks in

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping down someone's throat

holding up to shame

taking a dig at

protesting against

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

taking swipe at

casting slur on

blackening the character of

arguing against

taking exception to

declaiming against

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

calling to account

rapping knuckles

looking askance

shooting full of holes

thumbing nose at

cutting to shreds

bringing discredit to

reflecting badly on

giving someone a wigging

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

dragging over the coals

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

rapping someone the knuckles

throwing the book at

dragging someone's name through the mud

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

dragging through mud

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

hurting somebody's feelings

treating disrespectfully

stepping on one's toes

causing offence to

giving offence to

misrepresenting

regarding with disgust

feeling aversion to

declaring unfit

feeling disgust for

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

feeling revulsion to

blackening someone's name

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

holding in contempt

making sport of

poking mullock at

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

heaping scorn on

treating with contempt

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

settling someone's hash

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

making a fool of

causing to lose face

writing a critique

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

reading through

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