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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Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance also hit out at European allies for doing too little to support Ukraine, contain Russia and bolster their own military readiness. David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025 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

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“Hit out at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20out%20at. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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