call somebody names
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcall somebody namescall somebody namesINSULTto use unpleasant words to describe someone in order to insult or upset them The other kids used to call me names.call somebody all the names under the sun (=use many unpleasant words) → nameExamples from the Corpuscall somebody all the names under the sun• She was calling herself all the names under the sun, but it made no difference.