carp at


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carp

verb
To raise unnecessary or trivial objections:
cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog, quibble.
Idiom: pick to pieces.
phrasal verb
carp at
To scold or find fault with constantly:
fuss at, nag, peck at, pick on.
Informal: henpeck.
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Men will dishonour their parents as they grow quickly old, and will carp at them, chiding them with bitter words, hard-hearted they, not knowing the fear of the gods.
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Sam Carter caught the week's best carp at Trefaldu Fishery when he landed a 15lb common from Willow Lake.
Youngsters enjoying the summer holidays; ANGLING IN BRIEF
FOCUSED: Two young anglers pit their wits against the cunning of the carp at Celtic Lakes in Lampeter
Carp-bait ingredients were like something from a Delia recipe; angling It's obvious these coarse anglers have taken fishing to a higher level

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