| 单词 | pick holes in something |
| 释义 | pick holes in somethingto find weak points in something such as an argument or theory which show that it is wrong They say that the great science of the 21st century will be biology. Thus we do notneed so many physicists as in the past. It is easy to pick holes in this argument. Synonyms of 'pick holes in something'criticize, knock, rubbish, put down More Synonyms of pick holes in something (idiom) Definition to point out faults in He then goes on to pick holes in the article. Synonyms criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. knock (informal) I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them. rubbish (informal) devoted to rubbishing her political opponents put down run down slate (informal) Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic. slag (off) (slang) denigrate We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence. disprove disparage his tendency to disparage literature diss (slang) find fault with bad-mouth (slang) flame (informal) niggle at cavil at pull to pieces crab about (informal) asperse nit-pick (informal) Additional synonymsin the sense of denigrate Definition to criticize (someone or something) unfairly We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence. Synonyms disparage, run down, slag (off) (slang), knock (informal), rubbish (informal), blacken, malign, belittle, decry, revile, vilify, slander, defame, bad-mouth (slang), besmirch, impugn, calumniate, asperse in the sense of disparage Definition to speak contemptuously of his tendency to disparage literature Synonyms run down, dismiss, put down, criticize, underestimate, discredit, ridicule, scorn, minimize, disdain, undervalue, deride, slag (off) (slang), knock (informal), blast, flame (informal), rubbish (informal), malign, detract from, denigrate, belittle, decry, underrate, vilify, slander, deprecate, tear into (informal), diss (slang), throw shade (at) (slang), defame, bad-mouth (slang), lambast(e), traduce (formal), derogate, asperse in the sense of knock Definition to criticize adversely I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them. Synonyms criticize, condemn, put down, run down, abuse, blast, pan (informal), slam (slang), flame (informal), slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), censure, slag (off) (slang), denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, diss (slang), throw shade (at) (slang), find fault with, carp at, lambast(e), pick holes in, cast aspersions on, cavil at, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press, nit-pick (informal) Nearby words of |
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