carp at

carp at (one)

To complain to one about someone or something, especially in a way that one finds annoying. If you hate your job so much, quit carping at me about it and look for a new one!
See also: carp
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

carp at someone or something

to criticize someone or something. Poor Clara is carping at Bill's carelessness again. Please stop carping at me.
See also: carp

carp at someone (about someone or something)

to complain to someone about someone or something. Why are you always carping at me about your family? You are always carping at Joan about her brother.
See also: carp
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (one) could use (something)
  • 1FTR
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • as one door closes, another one opens
References in periodicals archive
Brian Jones, from Cross Keys, has been finding the carp at Cefn Mably Lakes with bags of up to 150lb from the Carp Lake.
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Paul Hardinges had a day to remember when he fished for carp at Fendrod Lake and landed a 21lb 5oz common carp, a mirror of exactly the same weight and another mirror that turned the scales to 31lb and set up a new record for the venue.
Hardinges makes mirror headlines with record catch