batten down hatches (verb) batten down the hatches: prepare for trouble
Sinonime: allege,
apprehend, arraign,
arrest,
attack,
attribute,
betray,
blame, blow the whistle,
brand, bring charges,
censure,
charge,
cite,
complain, criminate,
denounce, file claim, finger*,
frame, hang something on, hold accountable, impeach,
implicate,
impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at door, let have it, libel, litigate, lodge complaint,
name, pin on, point finger at, prosecute, recriminate, serve summons,
slander, slur, sue,
summon,
taxAntonime: absolve,
exculpate,
exonerate,
praise,
vindicate