“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.”

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Past tense for to complain or raise objections

demurred

baulked^UK

balked^US

expressed objections to

minded

expressed disapproval

expressed disagreement

groused

expressed disagreement with

expressed disapproval of

lodged a protest against

criticized^US

criticised^UK

kicked up a fuss about

tangled with

made an objection

kicked up a stink about

taken a stand against

cavilled^UK

complained vociferously about

frowned upon

inveighed against

kicked against

expressed a poor opinion of

not supported

found fault with

put up a fight against

disagreed violently with

come out against

took umbrage

spoke up

protested strongly at

complained vociferously to

demurred at

tongue-lashed

said no to

made a protest against

complained bitterly about

taken great exception to

took great exception to

took something the wrong way

taken something amiss

went off in a huff

taken something the wrong way

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Past tense for to criticize or castigate severely

criticised^UK

criticized^US

pummelled^UK

pummeled^US

ostracised^UK

ostracized^US

hauled over the coals

gave someone a roasting

given someone a roasting

rapped over the knuckles

gave someone a bollocking

given someone a bollocking

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

slapped someone's wrist

gave someone a rating

given someone a rating

gave someone a dressing-down

given a talking-to

given someone a dressing-down

gave someone an earful

given someone a telling-off

gave a talking-to

given someone an earful

gave someone a telling-off

gave someone a mouthful

given someone a mouthful

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

expressed disapproval of

gave someone some stick

given someone a row

gave someone a wigging

given someone some stick

given someone a wigging

given someone what for

gave someone what for

had someone on the carpet

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

slapped down

came down on

kept after

jumped down someone's throat

given someone a caning

went on at

bitten someone's head off

gave someone a caning

bit someone's head off

gone on at

taken to the woodshed

cavilled^UK

belabored^US

belaboured^UK

jumped down one's throat

called over the coals

calumniated

given a piece of one's mind

gave a piece of one's mind

minimized^US

libeled^US

libelled^UK

stigmatized^US

minimised^UK

stigmatised^UK

put someone in their place

declaimed against

climbed all over

put up a fight against

satirized^US

cudgeled^US

cudgelled^UK

moralised^UK

moralized^US

satirised^UK

counseled^US

counselled^UK

delivered a tirade to

kicked up a fuss about

protested strongly at

severely reprimanded

charged with

snapped someone's head off

complained vociferously about

disagreed violently with

come down on like a ton of bricks

erupted with anger

trash-talked

kicked up a stink about

dragged over the coals

indicted

rapped someone the knuckles

had at

kicked against

sent someone away with a flea in his

cracked down on

meted out punishment to

made a protest against

rapped across the knuckles

complained bitterly about

gave a tongue-lashing

given a tongue-lashing

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

given someone a carpeting

gave someone a carpeting

came down on like a ton of bricks

gave flak to

given flak to

gave someone a telling off

given someone a dressing down

given someone a telling off

tore someone a new one

gave someone a dressing down

torn someone a new one

taken great exception to

took a stand against

spoke out against

spoken out against

took great exception to

taken a stand against

gave a black eye

given a black eye

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

given someone a ticking-off

gave someone a ticking-off

given an injunction to

gave an injunction to

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Past tense for to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive

weaseled^US

weaselled^UK

temporised^UK

temporized^US

beaten about the bush

beaten around the bush

sidestepped the issue

cavilled^UK

balked^US

baulked^UK

danced around an issue

put off

wormed one's way out of

played it close to the vest

played your cards close to your chest

beat about the bush about

beaten about the bush about

beaten around bush

got out of

gotten out of

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Verb

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Past tense for to argue about petty and trivial matters

bickered

argued

quarrelled^UK

quarreled^US

fought like cat and dog

went at it hammer and tongs

gone at it hammer and tongs

had a misunderstanding

cavilled^UK

made a big thing about

had a difference of opinion

ripped into each other

contradicted each other

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Past tense for to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety to

Verb

Past tense for to criticize or disparage adversely

Verb

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Past tense for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

criticised^UK

criticized^US

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