gripe
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gripe about (someone or something)
To complain, often continually and in an irritating manner, about someone or something. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop griping about how cold it is in here, thanks. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to gripe about it—you better get used to it.
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gripe about (someone or something) to (someone or something)
To complain, often continually and in an irritating manner, about someone or something to someone or something else. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to gripe about it to you. Oh, go gripe about it to the school board then—there's nothing we can do here.
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gripe at (someone)
To complain, often continually and in an irritating manner, to someone. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop griping at me about how cold it is in here, thanks. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to gripe at you—you better get used to it.
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gripe to (someone or something)
To complain, often continually and in an irritating manner, about someone or something to someone or something else. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop griping to me about how cold it is in here, thanks. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to gripe to you—you better get used to it. Oh, go gripe to the school board about it then—there's nothing we can do here.
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gripe to (someone or something) about (someone or something)
To complain, often continually and in an irritating manner, about someone or something to someone or something else. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop griping to me about how cold it is in here, thanks. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to gripe to you about it—you better get used to it. Oh, go gripe to the school board about it then—there's nothing we can do here.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
gripe at someone
to complain to someone. Stop griping at me! There is no need to gripe at your little brother.
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gripe one's soul
Inf. to annoy someone. That kind of thing really gripes my soul! John, have I ever told you that you gripe my soul?
See also: gripe, soul
gripe
(to someone or something) (about someone or something) to make specific complaints to someone about someone or something. Don't gripe to me about what she said to you! There is no need to gripe about the job to everyone.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
gripe one’s ass
and gripes one’s butt tv. to annoy someone; to bother or irritate someone. (Usually objectionable.) You really gripe my ass when you act like that! That jerk really gripes my butt!
See also: ass, gripe
gripes one’s butt
verbSee gripe one’s ass
See also: butt, gripe
gripe one’s soul
tv. to annoy someone. That kind of thing really gripes my soul!
See also: gripe, soul
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- gripe about (someone or something)
- gripe at
- gripe at (someone)
- gripe to (someone or something)
- gripe to (someone or something) about (someone or something)
- grumble at
- grumble at (someone)
- grumble
- grumble about
- grumble about (someone or something)