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| get out of line(expression, rise, resist, overthrow) | |
| give a hard time(expression, oppose, condemn, reproach) | |
| give a hearing(verb, expression, consider, determine) | |
| give a talking-to(expression, censure, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give a zinger(expression, upset, insult, offend) | |
| give bad press(verb, expression, censure, disparage) | |
| give the cold shoulder(expression, upset, insult, offend) | |
| give the devil(verb, expression, condemn, reprimand) | |
| give what for(verb, expression, rebuke, harangue) | |
| hang something on(verb, expression, attack, censure) | |
| have at it(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle) | |
| hem and haw(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle) | |
| hit where one lives(expression, upset, insult, offend) | |
| hold at fault(expression, charge, accuse, indict) | |
| kick up a fuss(verb, expression, disturb, oppose) | |
| lay down the law(expression, abuse, scorn, reproach) | |
| let have it(verb, expression, attack, censure) | |
| look askance at(verb, expression, reject, oppose) | |
| make a big thing about(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle) | |
| make a fuss(verb, expression, oppose, object) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2016). criticize thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2016. "criticize thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2016, criticize thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "criticize thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms> |