| draw the line(expression, idiom, discrimination) |
| dress down(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| examine(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| excoriate(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| expostulate(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| faultfinding |
| find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, censure, disparage) |
| flip-flop(dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble) |
| fluff(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| fret(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| fulminate against(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| fustigate(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| gainsay(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| get at(expression, criticize) |
| give bad press(verb, expression, idiom, censure, disparage) |
| give opinion(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| go on(expression, complain, grumble, moan) |
| grieve(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| gripe(verb, criticize, protest, complain, grumble) |
| groan(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |