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43. Express criticism
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very annoyed or unhappy about sg that has lasted a long time
sick to death of sg/sb
very annoyed or unhappy about sg that has lasted a long time
sick to death of sg/sb
sick to the back teeth of sg/sb
get sg by putting pressure on sb
squeeze sg out of sb
used to say you think sg is much too expensive
daylight robbery
be impossible for sb to understand or imagine
be beyond sb
be unpleasant to sb or punish them for sg that is not their fault, often because you are angry or upset
take sg out on sb
This is more expensive than it should be
rip-off
rip sb off
used to say you wouldn't be surprised if sb did sg bad or unusual because it would be typical of them
I wouldn't put it past sb (to do sg)
be tricked into believing sg that is not true
fall for sg
be taken in by sg/sb
show that you do not support or agree with sg/sb by not going somewhere or by walking away
vote with your feet
used when you are going to criticize sb and do not want to seem rude or offend them
no disrespect (to sb)
used to say that you could have used much stronger words to describe sg
to put it mildly
and that's putting it mildly
used to when you are defending yourself or sb/sg against criticism
to be fair
let's be fair
criticize sb or their ideas very severely
pull/tear sb/sg pieces
pull/tear sb/sg shreds
let yourself get upset about sg that sb has said or done
be all for sg/for doing sg
be dead set against sg
think or talk about sg all the time and think that it is very important
have a bee in your bonnet
continue to argue against a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important
argue the toss
used to say that sg is even less suitable or possible than another unsuitable or unlikely thing
let alone
react very angrily to sb in an unfair way
jump down sb's throat
let yourself get upset about sg that sb has said or done
take sg personally
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43. Express criticism
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2013-12-20T18:22:41Z
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