to be unkind to somebody

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• somebody's ears are burning — sb s ˈears are burning idiom a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way • ‘I bumped into your ex wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’ Main entry: ↑earidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• cut somebody to the quick — cut sb to the ˈquick idiom to upset sb very much by doing or saying sth unkind • His accusations cut me to the quick. Main entry: ↑quickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• dish the dirt (on somebody) — ˌdish the ˈdirt (on sb) idiom (informal) to tell people unkind or unpleasant things about sb, especially about their private life • She loves to dish the dirt on her sisters. Main entry: ↑dishidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• good riddance (to somebody) — good ˈriddance (to sb/sth) idiom an unkind way of saying that you are pleased that sb/sth has gone • ‘Goodbye and good riddance!’ she said to him angrily as he left. Main entry: ↑riddanceidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make fun of somebody — make ˈfun of sb/sth idiom to laugh at sb/sth or make other people laugh at them, usually in an unkind way • It s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. Main entry: ↑funidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• poke fun at somebody — poke ˈfun at sb/sth idiom to say unkind things about sb/sth in order to make other people laugh at them Syn: ↑ridicule • Her novels poke fun at the upper class. • She s always poking fun at herself. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• rub somebody's nose in it — rub sb s ˈnose in it idiom (informal) to keep reminding sb in an unkind way of their past mistakes Main entry: ↑rubidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• sling off at somebody — ˌsling ˈoff at sb derived (AustralE, NZE, informal) to laugh at sb in an unkind way Main entry: ↑slingderived …   Useful english dictionary

• take a poke at somebody — take a ˈpoke at sb/sth idiom (old fashioned, NAmE, informal) to make an unkind remark about sb/sth; to laugh at sb/sth Main entry: ↑pokeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• take the mickey (out of somebody) — take the ˈmickey/ˈmick (out of sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to make sb look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe sth that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind Syn: ↑tease, Syn …   Useful english dictionary

• take the mick (out of somebody) — take the ˈmickey/ˈmick (out of sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to make sb look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe sth that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind Syn: ↑tease, Syn …   Useful english dictionary