complain about something
1make a song and dance about something — british informal phrase to complain a lot about something in an annoying and unnecessary way Every morning she made a great song and dance about getting ready for school. Thesaurus: to complainsynonym Main entry: song * * * …
2cry on (about something) — Vrb phrs. To complain (about something). E.g. She wont stop crying on about my bad language, but she swears more than anyone I know …
3cry on (about something) — Vrb phrs. To complain (about something). E.g. She wont stop crying on about my bad language, but she swears more than anyone I know …
4make a noise about something — make a noise about (something) to complain a lot about something. If you don t make a noise about things, nothing gets changed …
5make a song and dance about something — British informal to complain a lot about something in an annoying and unnecessary way Every morning she made a great song and dance about getting ready for school …
6start on at somebody (about something) — ˌstart ˈon at sb (about sth) | ˌstart ˈon (at sb) about sth derived (informal) to begin to complain about sth or criticize sb • She started on at me again about getting some new clothes. • Don t start on about him not having a job. Main entry …
7start on (at somebody) about something — ˌstart ˈon at sb (about sth) | ˌstart ˈon (at sb) about sth derived (informal) to begin to complain about sth or criticize sb • She started on at me again about getting some new clothes. • Don t start on about him not having a job. Main entry …
8complain — UK US /kəmˈpleɪn/ verb [I] ► to tell someone that something is wrong or not satisfactory, and that you are annoyed about it: complain about sth »Workers complain about the conditions in which they are forced to work. complain that »The chief… …
9about — about, concerning, regarding, respecting are synonymous prepositions when they take an object that names something which is the subject of talk, thought, or interest. About is usually interchangeable with any of the others without marked loss of… …
10mouth off (about something) — ˌmouth ˈoff (at/about sth) derived (informal) to talk or complain loudly about sth Main entry: ↑mouthderived …
