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cavil at

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cavil at someone
to find fault with someone; to complain about someone constantly. Will you never cease caviling at all of us? There is no need to cavil at me day and night!


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Some may cavil at the use of the word "irrelevancies", but he does put his finger on the larger issue.
If Thomas Edison were alive today, it would be unwise to cavil at any arrangement made by a company seeking his services exclusively.
My only cavil at an otherwise judicious and stimulating selection is the absence of any of his superb war paintings, whether from the first world war or the Spanish Civil War.
 
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