inveigh against someone or something
- inveigh against someone or something
inveigh against someone or something
to attack someone or something verbally. •
Why must you always inveigh against Dan whenever I mention his name?
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Stop inveighing against the government all the time.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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