find+fault
11find\ fault — v. phr. To find something wrong; complain; criticize. She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. They found fault with every box I made. Compare: jump on, pick at(3) …
12find fault — verb a) To criticize excessively No matter what I do, he always finds fault. b) (followed by with) To criticize (something) excessively My supervisor always finds fault with my work …
13find fault — look for faults and mistakes, criticize I don t want to be around a guy who is always finding fault …
14find fault — make a criticism or objection, sometimes unfairly. → fault …
15To find fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …
16To find fault with — Find Find (f[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Found} (found); p. pr. & vb. n. {Finding}.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin[thorn]an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. pi ptein… …
17find fault with — criticize He is always finding fault with everything that I do …
18find fault with — to criticize someone or something, often after deliberately looking for mistakes It s demoralizing to work for someone who constantly finds fault with you …
19find fault — phrasal to criticize unfavorably …
20find fault — Complain, grumble …