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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In a series of posts on the X social media platform — which Musk owns — the tech tycoon hit out at the U.K.’s Labour government, criticizing its handling of historic child abuse scandals. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 Fico, whose views on Russia have sharply differed from the European mainstream, has previously hit out at Kyiv’s refusal to extend the transit deal, and threatened to end electricity supplies to Ukraine in response. Hanna Arhirova and Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 Mary Earps, goalkeeper for England’s women’s national team, hit out at Nike in a press conference ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup over the sports manufacturer’s decision to not make her shirt available for public sale. Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 12 July 2024 The creators of Derry Girls and Big Boys have hit out at ITV over the UK network’s plan to hire an exec who would use AI to create program ideas. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 In March, Netanyahu hit out at U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer for his suggestion that elections should take place after the war on Gaza winds down. David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at France's President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for saying that shipments of arms to Israel used in the conflict in Gaza should be stopped as part of a broader effort to find a political solution. Reuters, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 In their concluding remarks, however, both candidates returned to their familiar campaign talking points, hitting out at the top of their opponent’s ticket. Nik Popli, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 Elon Musk has hit out at the U.K. government after it was revealed he had not been invited to the country’s major annual investing summit as a result of his stoking up riots across the country over the summer. Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024

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“Hit out at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20out%20at. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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