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Verb

To criticize severely, especially as part of a review

finds fault with

throws brickbats at

takes to pieces

gives a bad press to

brings under fire

criticizea strongly

reviews unfavorably

tears to pieces

does a hatchet job on

pulls to pieces

picks to pieces

criticizea severely

gives someone bondi

casts aspersions on

criticizes harshly

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

inveighs against

drags through the mud

fulminates against

does a number on

vituperates against

gives a bad name

brings into disrepute

casts a slur on

gives some stick to

gives a black eye

drags through the mire

hauls over the coals

brings discredit to

rips up and down

reflects badly on

gives someone hell

brings shame upon

brings shame on

take issue with

tears off a strip

gives someone a roasting

tars and feathers

spreads scandal about

runs smear campaign

remonstrates with

blackens the name of

tears to shreds

tears a strip off

marginalizes^US

marginalises^UK

speaks badly of

raps over the knuckles

complains about

gives someone a rollicking

cuts down to size

reads the riot act

spreads lies about

sullies the reputation of

goes for the jugular

gives someone a bollocking

passes strictures upon

takes down a peg

discountenances

lets someone have it

gives a talking-to

blackens the reputation of

gives someone a dressing-down

takes a swipe at

conducts a smear campaign against

blackens the character of

jumps down one's throat

pokes mullock at

passes judgment

cuts to the quick

bellyaches about

takes the piss out of

sounds off about

looks down one's nose at

takes the mickey

takes exception to

gives a rough time

comes down hard on

assaultsq verbally

gets angry with

rakes over the coals

shows someone up

exposes to ridicule

lays down the law

remonstrates against

expresses a poor opinion of

holds up to shame

gives a tongue-lashing

protests against

jumps down someone's throat

makes little of

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

animadverts upon

drags someone's name through the mud

drags through mud

gives bad press

declaims against

criticizes unfairly

gives black eye

holds someone to blame

calls to account

holds accountable

holds responsible

gives the business

shoots full of holes

points finger at

blows whistle on

hangs something on

lays at one's door

sends up the river

gives someone a caning

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

gives someone a row

gives someone what for

holds up to ridicule

treats with contempt

tells lies about

throws the book at

runs a smear campaign against

expresses disapprobation

climbs all over

expresses disapprobation of

thinks badly of

takes away from

makes a fool of

treats contemptuously

gives your opinion of

writes a critique of

writes a critique

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gives some slack

gives someone what for

gives someone trouble

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