go for the jugular
Definition
› to make serious effort to defeat someone, usually by criticizing them or harming them in a cruel way: Cunningham went straight for the jugular, telling him that his work was a complete disaster.Disapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation
(Definition of go for the jugular from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -basher suffix (CRITICIZE)
- -bashing suffix (CRITICIZE)
- aspersions noun
- bad-mouth verb
- be on sb's back idiom
- blast verb (CRITICIZE)
- boo noun
- boo verb
- criticism noun
- denounce verb (CRITICIZE)
- deprecate verb (NOT APPROVE)
- disapproval noun
- give sb hell idiom
- lashing noun (PUNISHMENT)
- niggle verb (CRITICIZE)
- opprobrium noun
- slam verb
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- there you are idiom
- turn on sb phrasal verb
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Disapproving & criticizing
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