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    complain about

    US /kəmˈplen əˈbaʊt/

    ・

    UK /kəmˈplein əˈbaut/

    B1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
    He always complains about the food.

    Video subtitles

    How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide

    08:20How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • Let me guess, you avoid them, argue with them, or complain about them?

      Let me guess, you avoid them, argue with them, or complain about them?

    • or complain about them?

      or complain about them?

    B1

    British girl rants about price of ice cream in video

    01:09British girl rants about price of ice cream in video
    • I'll listen to her complain about anything.

      I'll listen to her complain about anything.

    B1

    5 Secrets of American English Pronunciation: Advanced Pronunciation Lesson

    08:555 Secrets of American English Pronunciation: Advanced Pronunciation Lesson
    • Have you ever been trying to help someone, and then they complain about how you're helping them?

      Have you ever been trying to help someone, and then they complain about how you're helping them?

    A2

    Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines

    05:27Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines
    • Then they going to complain about me, talking about, "Ms. Gaines, Tim won student of the month nine times. That's not fair."

      Then they going to complain about me, talking about, "Ms. Gaines, Tim won student of the month nine times. That's not fair."

    B1

    Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta

    09:25Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta
    • So if you're not here to listen to me complain about how people make false judgments about people with disabilities this is not the video for you my dears.

      So if you're not here to listen to me complain about how people make false judgments about people with disabilities this is not the video for you my dears.

    A2

    SORRY! Why Canadians say “sorry” so much

    10:33SORRY! Why Canadians say “sorry” so much
    • Sorry." When we want to complain about something...

      Sorry." When we want to complain about something...

    • When we want to complain about something, so let's say I'm at the restaurant and I'm like, sorry, my soup is cold.

      When we want to complain about something, so let's say I'm at the restaurant and I'm like, sorry, my soup is cold.

    A2

    The Case for Bugs with the Bug Publicist | A Real Bug's Life | @natgeokids

    02:45The Case for Bugs with the Bug Publicist | A Real Bug's Life | @natgeokids
    • I'm not sure kids can complain about being noisy.

      I'm not sure kids can complain about being noisy.

    • I'm not sure kids can complain about being noisy.

      I'm not sure kids can complain about being noisy.

    B1

    Christianity's Dirty Secret - Why Conservatives Lose Their Faith In Seminary

    18:50Christianity's Dirty Secret - Why Conservatives Lose Their Faith In Seminary
    • They're going to go, maybe worst case scenario, they'll go on the internet and complain about it and be mad about it.

      They're going to go, maybe worst case scenario, they'll go on the internet and complain about it and be mad about it.

    • They're going to go, maybe worst-case scenario, they'll go on the internet and complain about it and be mad about it.

      They're going to go, maybe worst-case scenario, they'll go on the internet and complain about it and be mad about it.

    B1

    「星期六先生」George Russell分享十件必備!防火賽車服太熱體重掉4公斤?喜歡在飛機廁所外拉伸?住飯店不能沒有專屬枕頭!|明星的10件私物|GQ Taiwan

    08:01「星期六先生」George Russell分享十件必備!防火賽車服太熱體重掉4公斤?喜歡在飛機廁所外拉伸?住飯店不能沒有專屬枕頭!|明星的10件私物|GQ Taiwan
    • I'm definitely not the one in social situations to take control of the music, because I feel that is one of the highest pressurised jobs, so I always give that to somebody else, and then when I don't like it, I just complain about it, so yeah, that's not for me.

      I'm definitely not the one in social situations to take control of the music, because I feel that is one of the highest pressurised jobs, so I always give that to somebody else, and then when I don't like it, I just complain about it, so yeah, that's not for me.

    • and then when I don't like it, I just complain about it.

      and then when I don't like it, I just complain about it.

    A2

    Everything Wrong With The iPhone

    03:47Everything Wrong With The iPhone
    • Something that a lot of Apple people say complain about with Android phones is it comes with all this bloatware, all the bloatware, all the apps, and

      Something that a lot of Apple people say complain about with Android phones is it comes with all this bloatware, all the bloatware, all the apps, and

    • Something that a lot of Apple people complain about

      Something that a lot of Apple people complain about

    B1