rant and rave

Idioms  

1. Talk loudly and vehemently, especially in anger, as in There you go again, ranting and raving about the neighbor's car in your driveway. This idiom is a redundancy, since rant and rave mean just about the same thing, but probably survives on account of its alliterative appeal.

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Example Sentences

"I think I would be unlucky if something was to happen to me, but one has to do something. I can either sit here and rant and rave with my friends on X or on my various WhatsApp groups, or I can go out there and do something."

From BBC

If Guardiola wants to rant and rave with his players as he leaves the pitch then we are entitled to see it.

From BBC

Ben Gitenstein, a project manager at Google, said part of the reason he’s running is because his kids “have heard me rant and rave about the direction SPS is going in, and I realize as a role model I should probably show them if you’re going to be frustrated about something you have to throw your hat in to make it better.”

From Seattle Times

Laugh at this whole issue if you want; scream and rant and rave if you must — but you risk being the biggest hypocrite on the planet if you do.

From Salon

Rather than rant and rave and stomp my feet, I worked at it very gradually.

From BBC

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