remonstrate with (one) (about someone or something)

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remonstrate with (one) (about someone or something)

To plead or argue with one in protest, objection, or complaint (about someone or something). I spent the entire day remonstrating with the manager of our hotel about the terrible quality of our stay. Instead of spending so much time remonstrating with her, you should take a moment to explain how she could do the work properly in the future. I'm done remonstrating with you about John. It's clear you're not going to do anything about him.
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After Steph Houghton's 14th-minute opener, Cameroon twice reacted to VAR decisions that went against them by remonstrating with the officials at length and appearing as if they may not continue playing.
He added: "A couple of balls were brought forward for frees and that made a big difference in terms of the free-taking for them and on the other side we weren't quite getting the same yardage when they were remonstrating with our frees.
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They had no fear and many a time appeared to be remonstrating with their male counterparts over their perceived poor performance.
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