“My only gripe, and who am I to cavil at Shakespeare, is that Pacino and Irons do such a good job that the jiggery pokery at the end about rings and sworn faithfulness seems an irritant.”

Verb

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Present participle for to complain or raise objections

demurring

baulking^UK

balking^US

expressing objections

expressing disapproval

taking exception to

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

arguing against

raising objections to

expressing disagreement with

remonstrating against

having a problem with

drawing the line

grousing about

complaining about

taking a stand against

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

kicking up a fuss about

making an objection

making a stink

kicking up a stink about

caviling^US

expressing opposition

speaking out

blasting

opposing strongly

complaining vociferously about

expressing a poor opinion of

complaining vociferously to

objecting strongly to

taking something amiss

taking something the wrong way

taking up the cudgels

putting up a fight against

complaining bitterly about

declaiming against

disagreeing violently with

making a protest against

criticizing severely

kicking up

making a stand against

taking great exception to

protesting strongly at

caring a rap

giving a rap

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Present participle for to criticize or castigate severely

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

hauling over the coals

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a rating

giving someone a dressing-down

giving a talking-to

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

having a go at

giving someone a row

giving someone what for

raking over the coals

coming down on

slapping someone's wrist

dishonoring^US

expressing disapproval of

taking to the woodshed

jumping down someone's throat

going on at

putting on the mat

giving someone a caning

biting someone's head off

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

having someone on the carpet

letting someone have it

caviling^US

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

giving a piece of one's mind

calling on the carpet

jumping down one's throat

calling over the coals

casting aspersions on

libeling^US

libelling^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

telling a thing or two

reprimanding severely

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

counseling^US

counselling^UK

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

giving a tongue-lashing

giving tongue-lashing

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

tearing apart

criticizing hatefully

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

coming down on like a ton of bricks

sending someone away with a flea in his

snapping someone's head off

meting out punishment to

giving something a bad press

delivering a tirade to

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

putting up a fight against

opposing strongly

expostulating about

remonstrating about

disagreeing violently with

kicking up

making a fuss about

kicking against

complaining vociferously about

taking great exception to

thundering against

raging against

speaking out against

kicking up a fuss about

complaining bitterly about

kicking up a stink about

complaining about

making a protest against

taking a stand against

making a stand against

raising objections to

objecting to

protesting strongly at

picking holes in

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

disapproving of

giving a bad press to

cavilling at

giving flak to

bagging on

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Verb

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Present participle for to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

temporising^UK

temporizing^US

beating about the bush

beating around the bush

sidestepping the issue

caviling^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

dancing around an issue

worming one's way out of

shifting ground about

playing it close to the vest

giving the run around

playing your cards close to your chest

copping out of

beating about the bush about

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Present participle for to argue about petty and trivial matters

bickering

arguing

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

having a disagreement

having a spat

having a tiff

fighting like cat and dog

going at it hammer and tongs

having a misunderstanding

caviling^US

putting up an argument

having an altercation

having shouting match

making a big thing about

discussing

getting into conflict

having a difference of opinion

getting into a dispute

calling on the carpet

putting up a struggle

having at each other

getting in one's face

thrashing out

exchanging views

jumping on one's case

jumping on each other

ripping into each other

going for the jugular

letting someone have it

contradicting each other

jousting

cutting and thrusting

exchanging blows with

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Verb

▲

Present participle for to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety to

Verb

▲

Present participle for to criticize or disparage adversely

Verb

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Present participle for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

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