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Verb

Past tense for to find fault (with something)

criticised^UK

criticized^US

pummelled^UK

pummeled^US

passed strictures upon

belabored^US

belaboured^UK

hauled over the coals

dragged through the mud

dumped on

minimized^US

dismissed

discounted

libeled^US

libelled^UK

minimised^UK

stigmatized^US

done a hatchet job on

stigmatised^UK

trivialized^US

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

trivialised^UK

rapped over the knuckles

put someone on the griddle

poor-mouthed

put someone on the hot seat

scandalized^US

given someone a roasting

gave someone a roasting

satirized^US

scandalised^UK

gave someone a bad press

given someone a bad press

lashed out at

brought into disrepute

spoken evil of

spoke evil of

dragged through the mire

given a rocket

blackened the name of

satirised^UK

given something a battering

gave something a battering

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

pinned your ears back

called over the coals

zinged

ostracized^US

ostracised^UK

irritated

sent up

beat

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

given someone a dressing-down

gave someone a dressing-down

sullied the reputation of

swung at

swang at

blackened the reputation of

expressed a poor opinion of

remonstrated against

called names

given someone a bollocking

gave someone a bollocking

conducted a smear campaign against

jumped down one's throat

put out of countenance

hurt somebody's feelings

looked down one's nose at

run a smear campaign against

taken the piss out of

regarded with disgust

demonized^US

demonised^UK

burned someone's ears

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

snapped someone's head off

made someone eat humble pie

charged with

blackened the character of

travestied

raved

blackened someone's name

flirted with

weighed up

treated with contempt

commented on

ran a smear campaign against

sneezed at

held accountable

brought low

treated disrespectfully

led on

pulled one's leg

settled someone's hash

held someone to blame

rapped someone the knuckles

messed around

pulled someone's leg

poked borak at

stepped on one's toes

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

dragged someone's name through the mud

made someone eat crow

dragged over the coals

jumped down someone's throat

bit someone's head off

bitten someone's head off

gave a tongue-lashing

given a tongue-lashing

took the wind out of your sails

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

taken the wind out of your sails

gave someone a mouthful

given someone a row

given someone some stick

gave someone an earful

given someone a telling-off

given someone a wigging

gave someone what for

gave someone some stick

given someone what for

blown up at

given someone a mouthful

given someone a caning

gave someone a rating

given someone an earful

gave someone a wigging

given someone a rating

gave someone a row

gave someone a caning

gave someone a telling-off

lay out

gave your opinion of

written a critique of

written up

given your opinion of

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