directly criticize
Frequency: 6.98.8 per million words
to criticize someone or something to their face, not indirectly
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- He chose to directly criticize the manager during the team meeting.
- Why did she feel the need to directly criticize his work in front of everyone?
- The policy was directly criticized by several leading economists.
- Directly criticizing your boss is rarely a good career move.
- If you're going to directly criticize someone, you should have constructive feedback ready.
- I'd rather not directly criticize her performance; I'll speak to her privately instead.
- The report has directly criticized the company's lack of safety procedures.
- The opposition leader will likely directly criticize the government's budget tomorrow.
- Few employees were brave enough to directly criticize the new CEO.
- Rather than hinting at the problem, she directly criticized the team's lack of effort.