beef about

biːf əˈbaʊt

Definition of beef about - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

emotion

complain or express annoyance about something

He always beefs about the food at school.
They beef about the noise every morning.
Stop beefing about your homework and just do it.

gripe

grumble

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Expressions with beef

beef up

make something stronger or more effective

They decided to beef up the security measures.

beef with

argue or have a conflict with someone

He always seems to beef with his coworkers.

beef Wellington

dish of beef coated with pâté and duxelles, baked in pastry

For the holiday dinner, they served an exquisite beef Wellington..

have a beef

feel upset or have a problem with someone or something

She has a beef with her coworker about the project.

squash the beef

resolve a conflict or disagreement

They decided to squash the beef and become friends again.

what's someone's beef

exp.

ask about someone's complaint or problem

Why are they arguing? What's his beef?

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French:se plaindre, ...
German:meckern, ...
Italian:lamentarsi, ...
Spanish:quejarse, ...
Portuguese:queixar-se, ...
Chinese:抱怨, ...
Japanese:文句を言う, ...
Arabic:تَذَمَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְלוֹנֵן עַל, ...
Russian:ворчать, ...
Ukrainian:бурчати, ...
Hindi:शिकायत करना, ...
Bengali:অভিযোগ করা, ...
Catalan:queixar-se, ...
Czech:reptat, ...
Danish:brokke sig over, ...
Dutch:klagen over, ...
Greek:παραπονιέμαι, ...
Hungarian:panaszkodni, ...
Khmer:ត្អូញត្អែរ, ...
Korean:불평하다, ...
Persian:شکایت کردن, ...
Polish:narzekać na, ...
Portuguese (BR):reclamar, ...
Romanian:a se plânge, ...
Swedish:klaga på, ...
Thai:บ่น, ...
Turkish:şikayet etmek, ...
Vietnamese:phàn nàn, ...

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