find fault

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find fault

verb finds fault · finding fault · found fault

idiomatic, intransitive, often, followed by with To criticize something excessively. No matter what I do, he always finds fault.
Similar: quarrel

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verb criticize excessively

日本語	咎める togameru, 揚げ足を取る ageashi-o toru
中文	挑錯 /挑错 tiāocuò, 挑剔 tiāoti, 找岔子 zhǎo chàzi
Français	pinailler
Русский	придира́ться pridirátʹsja, придра́ться pridrátʹsja
Tiếng Việt	bắt bẻ

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@misc{find_fault_2026,
  title = {find fault},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/find%20fault},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}