find fault

See also: findfault

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find fault (third-person singular simple present finds fault, present participle finding fault, simple past and past participle found fault)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To criticize excessively
    No matter what I do, he always finds fault.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) (followed by with) To criticize (something) excessively
    My supervisor always finds fault with my work.

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