- cast aspersions on someone
- cast aspersions on someoneto make a rude and insulting remark. •
I resent your casting aspersions on my brother and his ability!
•It is rude to cast aspersions on people in general.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cast aspersions on someone
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cast aspersions on someone — cast aspersions on (someone/something) formal to criticize someone or someone s character. His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism … New idioms dictionary
cast aspersions on something — cast aspersions on (someone/something) formal to criticize someone or someone s character. His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism … New idioms dictionary
cast aspersions on — (someone/something) formal to criticize someone or someone s character. His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism … New idioms dictionary
cast aspersions — To criticize, slander • • • Main Entry: ↑asperse * * * cast aspersions formal : to say critical things about (someone or someone s character) : to criticize (someone) harshly or unfairly He tried to discuss his political opponents respectfully,… … Useful english dictionary
cast aspersions (on) — phrase to say or write things about someone that attack their character, work etc I have no wish to cast aspersions on my opponent. Thesaurus: to harm someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: aspersions … Useful english dictionary
aspersions — [[t]əspɜ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)nz, AM ʒ(ə)nz[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR on n If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way. [FORMAL] He has flatly denied casting aspersions on the rabbi s behaviour … English dictionary
cast — cast1 W3 [ka:st US kæst] v past tense and past participle cast ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 cast light on/onto something 2 cast doubt(s) on something 3¦(light and shade)¦ 4 cast a shadow/cloud over something 5¦(look)¦ 6 cast an eye on/over something 7 cast a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cast — 1 verb past tense and past participle cast 1 cast (a) light on/onto a) to provide new information which makes something easier to understand: research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe b) literary to send light onto a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cast — [[t]kɑ͟ːst, kæ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ casts, casting (The form cast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) N COUNT COLL The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. The show is very amusing and the cast are … English dictionary
aspersions — as|per|sions [ ə spɜrʒnz ] noun cast aspersions (on) to say or write things about someone that attack their character, work, etc.: I have no wish to cast aspersions on my opponent … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
aspersions — UK [əˈspɜː(r)ʃ(ə)nz] / US [əˈspɜrʒ(ə)nz] noun cast aspersions (on) to say or write things about someone that attack their character, work etc I have no wish to cast aspersions on my opponent … English dictionary
