What does handbagging mean?
Handbagging means (UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism..
Much of the resistance to women at the altar had always derived from women in the pews; Dr Hewitt's handbagging style helped to undermine the feminists' refrain that these women's conservatism was the result of brutal oppression by men.
I think the short answer is that six weeks ago the Prime Minister was promising his Back Benchers a handbagging for Europe, but now he is reduced to hand wringing.
In Downing Street there was urgent fury, and it was coming from Margaret Thatcher, ready to give a handbagging to anyone who got in her way.
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Handbagging means (UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism..
Common synonyms include harangue, rant, tirade, animadversion.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Much of the resistance to women at the altar had always derived from women in the pews; Dr Hewitt's handbagging style helped to undermine the feminists' refrain that these women's conservatism was the result of brutal oppression by men.
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