lash out

verb

1. to burst into or resort to verbal or physical attack
2. informal.
   to be extravagant, as in spending

Idioms and Phrases

Make a sudden blow or fierce verbal attack. For example, The mule lashed out with its hind legs , or After listening to Dad's criticism of his driving, Arthur lashed out at him . [Second half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

And activists have used the semi-anonymity of social media to lash out against the government.

From The Daily Beast

But all of them add up to a coiled-up rage, ready to lash out at the nearest target.

From The Daily Beast

Hammami followed his video by taking to Twitter to lash out at Shabaab and its emir.

From The Daily Beast

The unending negotiations have given Israel the domestic stability to lash out in the region, using its American made weapons.

From The Daily Beast

If the U.S./NATO forces respond with military action against Syria, would Assad lash out by unleashing chemical weapons on Israel?

From The Daily Beast

The big whistle boomed again, dead ahead, and so much nearer that it provoked the skipper to lash out a round oath.

From Project Gutenberg

Taylor watched, expecting to see a bolt of heat lash out toward the spy.

From Project Gutenberg

Just at that moment, he would have given a million dollars for the skill to lash out a long hit.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no need, however, for criticism to lash out indiscriminately at all hurried writing.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the horse continued to lash out with his heels he struck nothing, and always his enemy was at his side or in front.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• flash
• roar
• yell