English / proverb
It Is Easy to Find a Stick to Beat a Dog
MEANING IN ENGLISH
If someone is determined to criticize or harm another, an excuse or pretext will always be readily discovered.
In context
01
When conservative relatives criticized their voluntary minimalism, Arif smiled, knowing that it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.
02
A spiteful supervisor will always find faults in honest work, as it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.
Synonyms
any excuse will serve malice,pretexts are easily made,faults are easy to invent
Antonyms
fair appraisal,giving the benefit of the doubt,genuine impartiality
Collocations
prove that it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog,observe that it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog,recognize that it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog