Idiom
find fault
Meaning
To criticize something excessively.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He likes to find fault with everything I do.”
“It is difficult to work with her because she always finds fault with my reports, even when they are accurate.”
“Despite the project's undeniable success, the manager continued to find fault with minor details, revealing his inability to appreciate the team's hard work.”
Examples
simple
“He likes to find fault with everything I do.”
contextual
“It is difficult to work with her because she always finds fault with my reports, even when they are accurate.”
complex
“Despite the project's undeniable success, the manager continued to find fault with minor details, revealing his inability to appreciate the team's hard work.”
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