moan and groan
Example Sentences
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Worse, we spent so much time at the garden that we never got to go to the woods or the creek, and she started to moan and groan when I suggested that we go.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2020
We are not going to moan and groan about injuries.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2019
Their formerly fired-up fans have started to boo, moan and groan.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2011
If you look at the schedule today, and I know we all moan and groan that we’ve got so many collections, but look how vibrant and interesting it is.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2011
She’s been so “nervenmässig” lately, and we don’t feel like hearing her moan and groan again about all the beautiful china and lovely chairs she had to leave behind.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
