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To criticize or express contempt for

To criticize someone for inadequacy or mistakes

To express strong disapproval of (something)

To bother, harass, or annoy persistently

To complain about something in irritation or anger

(British, informal) To harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly

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Verb

To criticize or express contempt for

give a bad press to

tear off a strip

give someone a roasting

give someone hell

haul over the coals

inveigh against

throw brickbats at

cast aspersions on

give someone a rollicking

read the riot act

remonstrate with

fulminate against

rap over the knuckles

give someone a bollocking

give someone a dressing-down

vituperate against

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

tear a strip off

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

give someone a bad press

give some stick to

give someone a rating

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone some stick

give someone a row

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

pass strictures upon

give something a battering

let someone have it

go for the jugular

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give the business

rake over the coals

take issue with

criticize severely

jump down someone's throat

take exception to

do a hatchet job on

bite someone's head off

jump down one's throat

lay down the law

give a tongue-lashing

give something a bad press

give someone bondi

jump on one's case

assault verbally

snap someone's head off

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

take to the woodshed

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

expose to ridicule

show someone up

hold up to shame

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

criticize strongly

bring under fire

review unfavorably

drag through the mud

take down a peg

be in opposition to

raise trivial objections to

slap on the wrist

throw the book at

call on the carpet

give a piece of one's mind

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

strongly criticize

give someone stick

come down hard on

give a bad name

blacken the name of

cut to the quick

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

give a black eye

drag through the mire

treat disrespectfully

bring into disrepute

tell lies about

take a swipe at

blacken the character of

conduct a smear campaign against

run a smear campaign against

cut down to size

blacken the reputation of

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

criticize unfairly

call over the coals

shoot full of holes

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

spread scandal about

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

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“I always find fault with her work because she never puts in enough effort.”

Verb

To criticize someone for inadequacy or mistakes

“I can't help but find fault with their careless approach to the project, as it has led to numerous errors and delays.”

Verb

To express strong disapproval of (something)

express a poor opinion of

remonstrate against

inveigh against

give something a bad press

let someone have it

give someone a bad press

send up the river

hang something on

point finger at

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

take exception to

come down hard on

give some stick to

fulminate against

declaim against

cast aspersions on

regard with disgust

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

feel revulsion to

do a hatchet job on

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Verb

To bother, harass, or annoy persistently

give a hard time

keep complaining to

be on your back

breathe down someone's neck

bend someone's ear

bust someone's balls

get on someone's back

drive you up the wall

get on your nerves

get in your hair

drive up the wall

drive round the bend

get on one's nerves

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Verb

To complain about something in irritation or anger

speak out against

be on at someone

be hypercritical

inveigh against

lodge a complaint

express concern

take exception to

make a complaint

put the boot in

kick up a stink

raise objections

express disapproval

express disagreement

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

raise objections to

make a fuss about

take issue with

express regret about

protest against

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a song and dance

lodge a protest

express disapproval of

express opposition

take a stand against

fulminate against

make an objection

make a protest to

kick up a rumpus

talk under your breath

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a thing of

scream bloody murder

sound off about

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

wring one's hands over

express objections

express objections to

remonstrate against

be in opposition

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

be in opposition to

have a problem with

draw the line at

voice disapproval

raise objection

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

burst into tears

shed tears over

express sorrow about

eat your heart out

expostulate about

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

criticize severely

thunder against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

file a complaint

beat one's breast about

beat one's breast

shoot off one's mouth

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Verb

(British, informal) To harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly

discriminate against

be on at someone

punish repeatedly and unfairly

make things hot for someone

give a hard time

punish unfairly

show ill will towards

have your knife into

get on someone's back

take the mickey

take the piss out of

poke mullock at

make it hot for someone

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

inflict suffering on

make jokes about

inflict pain on

ride roughshod over

be sarcastic about

drive up the wall

make a monkey out of

give someone hell

play the heavy with

be on one's case

be on your back

jump on one's case

give a bad time

give the business

put the squeeze on

give the needle

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

lay a finger on

cause injury to

take advantage of

get the knife into

stick the knife into

get on the nerves of

get in the hair of

be on the back of

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