remonstrate (with someone) (about someone or something)

remonstrate (with someone) (about someone or something)
remonstrate (with someone) (about someone or something)
to protest to someone about someone or something. •

After remonstrating with the manager about the price for a while, Vernon left quietly.

I spent an hour remonstrating about Ted with Alice.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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