level sth against/at sb
— phrasal verb with level usuk/ˈlev.əl/verb [ T ] -ll- or US usually -l-
to accuse someone in public of doing something wrong:
Criticism has been levelled at senior figures in the industry.
Charges of corruption have been levelled against him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusation
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- charge
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- haul sb up
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
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