against
preposition
used for saying who is accused of doing something wrong
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used for saying that someone often criticizes other people but does not like being criticized
used for saying that you think someone is wrong to behave in a particular way
used for telling someone that you are not impressed by them, especially in reply to a comment that they have made about you or your behaviour
interjection
used when you want someone to stop arguing with you or criticizing you. This word often shows that you accept what they are saying but do not think it is important
used for telling someone to stop criticizing or attacking someone who is smaller or weaker than them
adverb, interjection
used for showing that you do not approve of what someone has done or said
modal verb
used when criticizing someone by saying that a particular action is typical of someone
used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something
used for showing that you are opposed to a leader, government etc and you want to get rid of them. People shout this when they are protesting
used for saying that you accept a statement or criticism
used for drawing attention to something good about someone although you are criticizing other things about them
used as a way of telling someone that you do not want to criticize them, disagree with them, or say something negative when in fact this is what you are doing
used for telling someone to stop criticizing you or telling you what to do
used when you are going to say something that may annoy or upset someone, for example because it expresses a criticism
used for criticizing someone
used for saying that if someone thinks that a general criticism you have made is true about them, they should accept the criticism
used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong
used for saying that two people or groups involved in a bad situation must both take responsibility for it
used for admitting that something is your fault
used for showing someone that you do not approve of the way that they are behaving
used for saying that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults
used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you
used for making a statement or criticism seem less severe or offensive
used for telling someone that they should feel guilty or embarrassed
used for emphasizing that you completely agree with what someone has just said, especially a criticism
used for saying that someone must accept the unpleasant results of doing something stupid or harmful
used for saying that someone has not been successful in doing something, especially in persuading you or in tricking you
used for emphasizing that you think someone is giving advice or an opinion that is the opposite of how they live or what they do themselves
used for saying that you can see someone’s influence on something
used for saying that you blame someone or something for something bad that happened
used for saying that a criticism that someone makes is unreasonable because they themselves can be criticized for the same thing
used for saying who should accept the responsibility for something
used for saying that someone is criticizing another person for a fault that they also have
used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong
used when you are going to say something good about someone, after you have been criticizing them
used for saying that a situation is much worse than the words that you are using to talk about it
used for saying that you are not criticizing something as much as you could
used for saying that you think someone has done something stupid
used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite
used for showing that you are about to disagree with someone or criticize them in a polite way
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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