start on at sb
— phrasal verb with start /stɑːt/
/stɑːrt/ verb Definition
› to start complaining angrily to someone about something they have done: She started on at him about the way he's always looking at other women.Complaining
(Definition of start on at sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beef noun (COMPLAINT)
- beef verb
- bemoan verb
- besiege verb
- bewail verb
- grievance noun
- grizzle verb
- grouse noun (COMPLAINT)
- grouse verb
- lodge verb (COMPLAIN)
- make representations/a representation to sb/sth idiom
- nagging adjective
- nagging noun
- pardon me for breathing/existing/living! idiom
- protest noun
- protest verb
- raise a rumpus idiom
- remonstrate verb
- whiner noun
- whinge verb
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