find\ fault

find\ fault
v. phr.
To find something wrong; complain; criticize.

She tries to please him, but he always finds fault.

They found fault with every box I made.

Compare: jump on, pick at(3)

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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