speak+ill+of
1speak ill — index defame Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2speak ill of — index censure, complain (criticize), decry, defame, denigrate, denounce (condemn), derogate …
3speak ill of — we never heard him once speak ill of his ex wife Syn: denigrate, disparage, criticize, be critical of, speak badly of, be malicious about, blacken the name of, run down, insult, abuse, attack, revile, malign, vilify, slur; informal badmouth, dis …
4speak ill of someone — If you speak ill of someone, you say bad or unkind things about them. He s very loyal man who refuses to speak ill of his colleagues …
5speak ill of — DENIGRATE, disparage, criticize, be critical of, speak badly of, be malicious about, blacken the name of, run down, insult, abuse, attack, revile, malign, vilify; N. Amer. slur; informal bad mouth, bitch about, pull to pieces; Brit. informal… …
6speak ill of — say bad things about , criticize …
7never speak ill of the dead — Cf. Gr. τὸν τεθνηκότα μὴ κακολογεῖν, speak no evil of the dead (attributed to the Spartan ephor [civil magistrate] Chilon, 6th cent. BC); L. de mortuis nil nisi bonum, say nothing of the dead but what is good. 1540 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Flores …
8Do Not Speak Ill of the Dead — Infobox Film name = Do Not Speak Ill of the Dead caption = Spanish theatrical release poster. director = Jorge Grau producer = Manuel Pérez, Edmondo Amati writer = Juan Cobos, Sandro Continenza, Marcello Coscia, Miguel Rubio starring = Cristina… …
10speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… …
