to read to filth
- phrasal verb
- Offensive
:
destrozar
- After the performance, the critic read to filth the actors, pointing out every flaw in their acting.
Examples
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The comedian read to filth the celebrity guests, sparing no one from his jokes.
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He was so upset that he read to filth his opponent in front of the whole class.
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After hearing about the mistake, she read to filth the entire team during the meeting.
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She read to filth her opponent during the debate.
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I can't believe he reads to filth everyone who disagrees with him!
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During the discussion, she read to filth her colleague for his poor presentation skills.
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The teacher read to filth the students for not following the assignment guidelines.
Synonyms
70
5.8
To say very bad things about someone or something
61
5.3
To strongly criticize someone in public
37
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
36
7.2
Scold someone angrily and severely
25
8.9
To criticize or insult someone sharply, often in public
23
8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
21
5.6
To criticize someone or something harshly
16
6.8
To attack someone violently or criticize them very harshly
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
15
7.6
To speak badly about someone behind their backs
14
8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
11
7.8
To send angry, insulting messages to someone online
10
6.9
Tear something into many pieces or say very bad things about it
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
9
8.1
To attack someone with very strong words
7
5.8
Criticize someone in a very unkind way
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
3
9.8
To scold someone very harshly
2
7.4
To say bad things about someone or something and call it useless
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
8.1
To criticize someone or something very harshly
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
Say very angry, hurtful things to someone to hurt them
To speak angrily to someone and criticize them
Antonyms
How Harsh
- Offensive
414
6.1
- Offensive
- Offensive
313
1.3
701
3.3
589
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The overall sense 'to harshly criticize or verbally destroy someone' is not directly derivable from the literal meanings of 'read' (typically to interpret or say aloud) and 'filth' (dirt/obscene language). This is a colloquial, metaphorical usage (slang) whose specific meaning is idiomatic and unpredictable for a B1 learner even if they know the constituent words.
Etymology
The idiom read to filth comes from drag shows and comedy stages where performers loudly pointed out a person's faults; to read someone meant saying sharp, often funny insults, and adding filth made it much harsher. That's why read to filth means 'to criticize or insult someone very strongly'.