hit out at

phrasal verb

hit out at; hitting out at; hits out at
informal
: to make an angry attack against (someone)
The singer hit out at her critics.

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On Thursday, Buttigieg hit out at Trump on X after the president suggested Wednesday's deadly Washington, D.C., plane crash, involving an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter, might have been the fault of DEI initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 Amid the controversy, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has hit out at La Liga president Javier Tebas. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

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