- rank on someone
- rank on someoneSl. to attack someone verbally; to gossip about someone. •
Please stop ranking on my family!
•Tom keeps ranking on Jennifer, and she is really mad about it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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rank on someone — in. to attack someone verbally; to gossip about someone. □ Please stop ranking on my family! □ Tom keeps ranking on Jennifer, and she is really mad about it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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