bellyache
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To be fair, backbenchers, and even politicians in government, love to bellyache.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
He showed up even though he didn't have to, and raced towards the cameras so he could bellyache at length about the proceedings.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2023
You get a bellyache, or worse, in part because processed foods and high fructose corn syrup alter the composition of bacteria in our gut, decreasing the influence of “good” bacteria and increasing “bad” bacteria.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023
Almost inevitably, when corporate managements bellyache about short selling, their shares are under pressure for fundamental reasons, such as management ineptitude or dishonesty.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
“And tell her to keep some Vernor’s Ginger Soda in the house. Tell her to warm it and put a little lemon in it if you get a bellyache, okay?”
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
“The world is not ready to hold women accountable for their complicity, even the ones in power,” Mitch bellyaches to Alex in “The Morning Show” after he is exposed.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
The odd configurations created by realignment are familiar to anyone who has heard college football fans’ bellyaches.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2018
“How my intestines are undulating,” he bellyaches with operatic formality.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2015
Pills 'n' thrills and bellyaches: Rooney Mara stars in Steven Soderbegh's big-pharma thriller Side Effects.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2013
Dr. Mohr cited the case history of a nine-year-old boy who complained of bellyaches after meals.
From Time Magazine Archive
At a time when the going rate for pho was $7 and cheaper around the Chinatown International District, some customers bellyached that $10 pho was price gouging, or the yuppification of Vietnamese food.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
We bellyached and we grouched, but really, we did nothing.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024
Whereas Michael Myers paced calmly in a silly jumpsuit, Lewis bellyached in moody black outfits.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
At one point, he even bellyached, "I'm a victim. I will tell you. I'm a victim."
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
Louie dragged his feet, bellyached, and quit at the first sign of fatigue.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
And instead of bellyaching about the radical changes to the sport, Cignetti became the old dog learning new tricks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
All this yelling and bellyaching serves a pragmatic purpose: to distract from how what they're saying makes no sense.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
But Specktor is trying to do something subtler and more slippery than cataloging boldfaced names and bellyaching about how commerce has strangled art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Dahlia Lithwick: You and I have done an immense amount of aggregated bellyaching about the fake facts of 303 Creative v.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023
The goats were bellyaching as well, bleating loud enough to compete with the chickens.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
