Japanese

ぼろくそに

ぼろくそにいう
Meaning: to trash-talk; to criticize harshly; to tear to shreds
Part of Speech: Expression, Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ぼろくそに言う ぼろくそに言わない
Polite ぼろくそに言います ぼろくそに言いません
Past ぼろくそに言った ぼろくそに言わなかった
Polite + Past ぼろくそに言いました ぼろくそに言いませんでした
Te-form ぼろくそに言って ぼろくそに言わなくて
Potential ぼろくそに言える ぼろくそに言えない
Passive ぼろくそに言われる ぼろくそに言われない
Causative ぼろくそに言わせる ぼろくそに言わせない
Causative + Passive ぼろくそに言わされる ぼろくそに言わされない
Imperative ぼろくそに言え ぼろくそに言うな

Handwriting

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Example

He trashed my proposal in the meeting.

Usage Notes

A colloquial expression meaning to criticize someone or something mercilessly and severely.

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