call someone everything but a child of God: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  English (worldwide)informalcolloquialemphaticMachine
  • To heap a wide range of insults or denunciations on someone, often in exaggerated or colorful language.
  • To contemn or vilify a person by calling them many offensive or demeaning names, implying severe moral condemnation.

  Examples

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  • In the heat of the argument, she called him everything but a child of God, delivering a string of colorful insults.

    In the heat of the argument, she called him everything but a child of God, delivering a string of colorful insults.

  • During the town hall meeting, the mayor was called everything but a child of God by angry protesters.

    During the town hall meeting, the mayor was called everything but a child of God by angry protesters.

  • He was so frustrated that he called his rival everything but a child of God in front of the whole team.

    He was so frustrated that he called his rival everything but a child of God in front of the whole team.

  • After the scandal broke, the press called the politician everything but a child of God in their editorials.

    After the scandal broke, the press called the politician everything but a child of God in their editorials.