I wish you wouldn't continue to reproach me with things that happened long ago.
•She was reproached with something out of the past.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
reproach — /rəˈproʊtʃ / (say ruh prohch) verb (t) 1. to find fault with (a person, etc.); blame; censure. 2. Obsolete to be a cause of blame or discredit to. –noun 3. blame or censure conveyed by reproaching: a term of reproach. 4. an expression of… …
reproach — re|proach1 [ rı proutʃ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount an expression of criticism and disappointment because of something bad that someone has done: In a voice full of reproach, she told him that he had let down the whole class. 2. ) singular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
throw up something against someone — throw up (something) against someone To reproach someone with (something) • • • Main Entry: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
throw up (something) against someone — To reproach someone with (something) ● throw … Useful english dictionary
throw up against someone — throw up (something) against someone To reproach someone with (something) • • • Main Entry: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
reproach — [[t]rɪpro͟ʊtʃ[/t]] reproaches, reproaching, reproached 1) VERB If you reproach someone, you say or show that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because they have done something wrong. [V n] She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn t live up… … English dictionary
reproach — I UK [rɪˈprəʊtʃ] / US [rɪˈproʊtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms reproach : present tense I/you/we/they reproach he/she/it reproaches present participle reproaching past tense reproached past participle reproached to criticize someone and feel… … English dictionary
reproach — re|proach1 [rıˈprəutʃ US ˈproutʃ] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: reproche, from reprochier to reproach , from Vulgar Latin repropiare, from Latin prope near ] 1.) [U] criticism, blame, or disapproval ▪ You don t need me, she… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reproach — 1 noun formal 1 (U) blame or disapproval for the things you have done: “Are you going already?” he cried, his voice full of reproach. | beyond/above reproach formal (=impossible to criticize; perfect): His behaviour throughout this affair has… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teeth — [tēth] n. pl. of TOOTH armed to the teeth or dressed to the teeth as armed (or dressed up) as one can be get one s teeth into or sink one s teeth into to become fully occupied or absorbed with in the teeth of 1. directly against; in the face of 2 … English World dictionary
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