hit out
UK— phrasal verb with hit uk/hɪt/us/hɪt/verb present participle hitting, past tense and past participle hit
to criticize something or someone strongly:
The Medical Association yesterday hit out at government cuts in healthcare services.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Talking angrily
- berate
- bite
- bite sb's head off idiom
- bite/snap sb's head off idiom
- diatribe
- edge
- hit
- jump
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- piece
- rant
- rave
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snarl
- spit
- spit sth out
- storm
- tear 1
- tear into sb/sth
- upbraid
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Disapproving & criticizing