Phrases with «direct rebuke»

A "direct rebuke" means giving a clear and straightforward criticism or scolding to someone. Full definition

Sentences with «direct rebuke»

  • In Ohio, the critical swing state in the Rust Belt with a large number of blue collar workers, just under 60 percent of voters favoured raising taxes on high income earners — a direct rebuke to the GOP's argument that cutting tax rates at the top benefits everyone. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
  • But after a private meeting last night the local party selected Courts in a move seen as a direct rebuke to Cameron and Tory HQ. (totalpolitics.com)
  • In a direct rebuke of the formula used by Prescott, he adds: «They are not Blairites or Brownites or bitterites. (newstatesman.com)
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