Lash out at

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Examples
The Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher and his wife, Meg Matthews, lashed out at Britain's Mirror newspaper over its claims they were embroiled [involved] in a bitter custody battle over their child after their recent separation. (Source: International Herald Tribune; Paris; Sep 9, 2000)

BRITISH AND Norwegian rescue teams yesterday lashed out at Russian authorities for issuing contradictory information that hampered [obstructed] their missions after the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea. The Scottish pilot of the LR5 submersible, Paddy Heron, said his team had been "revolted" to listen to Russian leaders saying they had done everything possible to save the 118 trapped submariners. (source: The Independent; London (UK); Aug 25, 2000)

MULTIMEDIA Development Corporation (MDC), the steering arm of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project, has lashed out at a recent article that appeared in the weekly Asiaweek magazine. In expressing his disappointment, MDC's executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Othman Yeop Abdullah said the negative slur [unfair damaging remark] of the article was unfounded and a result of irresponsible reporting due to a lack of exposure to the full perspective of the MSC project. (Computimes Malaysia; New York; Aug 14, 2000)

Synonym: Lash out at: attack

Collocation
Verb phrase noun
Lash out at The government
The newspaper article
One's parents


Consolidating meaning
Martin Lee, Chairman of the Democratic Party, lashed out at voters who did not vote in the Legco Election. Is his action justified?
The Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher and his wife, Meg Matthews, Britain's Mirror newspaper over its claims they were embroiled [involved] in a bitter custody battle over their child after their recent separation. (Source: International Herald Tribune; Paris; Sep 9, 2000)

BRITISH AND Norwegian rescue teams yesterday Russian authorities for issuing contradictory information that hampered [obstructed] their missions after the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea. The Scottish pilot of the LR5 submersible, Paddy Heron, said his team had been "revolted" to listen to Russian leaders saying they had done everything possible to save the 118 trapped submariners. (source: The Independent; London (UK); Aug 25, 2000)

MULTIMEDIA Development Corporation (MDC), the steering arm of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project, has a recent article that appeared in the weekly Asiaweek magazine. In expressing his disappointment, MDC's executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Othman Yeop Abdullah said the negative slur [unfair damaging remark] of the article was unfounded and a result of irresponsible reporting due to a lack of exposure to the full perspective of the MSC project. (Computimes Malaysia; New York; Aug 14, 2000)