Ways of making or receiving criticism or blame

against (preposition)

used for saying who is accused of doing something wrong

used for saying who should accept the responsibility for something

charming (adjective)

humorous used for saying that you do not like what someone has done

used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something

down with... ()

used for showing that you are opposed to a leader, government etc and you want to get rid of them. People shout this when they are protesting

fair comment ()

used for saying that you accept a statement or criticism

fair do’s ()

used for drawing attention to something good about someone although you are criticizing other things about them

far be it from me to do something ()

used as a way of telling someone that you do not want to criticize them, disagree with them, or say something negative when in fact this is what you are doing

get off my back ()

used for telling someone to stop criticizing you or telling you what to do

I don’t know ()

used for criticizing someone

if the cap fits (wear it) ()

used for saying that if someone thinks that a general criticism you have made is true about them, they should accept the criticism

I’m bound to say ()

used when you are going to say something that may annoy or upset someone, for example because it expresses a criticism

in (all) fairness ()

used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong

isn’t he/she just/doesn’t he/she just? ()

used for emphasizing that you completely agree with what someone has just said, especially a criticism

it’s/that’s someone’s funeral ()

used for saying that someone must accept the unpleasant results of doing something stupid or harmful

it takes two to tango ()

used for saying that two people or groups involved in a bad situation must both take responsibility for it

look at you ()

used for telling someone that you are not impressed by them, especially in reply to a comment that they have made about you or your behaviour

mea culpa (interjection)

humorous used for saying that something is your fault

my bad ()

used for admitting that something is your fault

nice/good try ()

used for saying that someone has not been successful in doing something, especially in persuading you or in tricking you

now now ()

used for showing someone that you do not approve of the way that they are behaving

OK (interjection)

used when you want someone to stop arguing with you or criticizing you. This word often shows that you accept what they are saying but do not think it is important

people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones ()

used for saying that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults

pick on someone your own size (informal)

informal used for telling someone to stop criticizing or attacking someone who is smaller or weaker than them

the pot calling the kettle black ()

used for saying that someone is criticizing another person for a fault that they also have

present company excepted ()

used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you

really (adverb)

used for showing that you do not approve of what someone has done or said

rich (adjective)

used for saying that a criticism is unreasonable or illogical, usually because the person making it can be criticized for the same thing

shall I/we say ()

used for making a statement or criticism seem less severe or offensive

shame on you ()

used for telling someone that they should feel guilty or embarrassed

someone can dish it out but they can’t take it (informal)

informal used for saying that someone often criticizes other people but does not like being criticized

someone can talk/someone is a fine one to talk/look who’s talking ()

used for emphasizing that you think someone is giving advice or an opinion that is the opposite of how they live or what they do themselves

someone’s fingerprints are on/all over something ()

used for saying that you can see someone’s influence on something

thanks to ()

used for saying that you blame someone or something for something bad that happened

to be fair ()

used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong

to give someone their due ()

used when you are going to say something good about someone, after you have been criticizing them

to put it mildly ()

used for saying that a situation is much worse than the words that you are using to talk about it

to put it politely ()

used for saying that you are not criticizing something as much as you could

what was someone thinking of? ()

used for saying that you think someone has done something stupid

where does someone get off doing something? (spoken)

spoken used for saying that you think someone is wrong to behave in a particular way

with (all) due respect ()

used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite

with all (due) respect ()

used for showing that you are about to disagree with someone or criticize them in a polite way

would (modal verb)

spoken used when criticizing someone by saying that a particular action is typical of someone

you have only (got) yourself to blame ()

to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation

Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of making or receiving criticism or blame in British Thesaurus