ADJ
- bitter, serious
- common, familiar, frequent
- formal, official
- consumer, customer
VERB + COMPLAINT
- have
- I have a complaint about the food
- bring, file, lodge, make, register, voice
- He brought a complaint against his former manager. They filed a complaint with the European Commission
- get, have, receive
- We have had some serious complaints from parents
- deal with, handle, hear, investigate, respond to
- The tribunal heard complaints against the director
- resolve
- reject
COMPLAINT + VERB
- arise
- complaints arising from late payment
- concern sth, relate to sth
PREP
- ~ about
- a complaint about working conditions
- ~ against
- a complaint against the police
- ~ from
- a complaint from the neighbours
- ~ of
- a complaint of unfair dismissal
- ~ to
- to make a complaint to the authorities
PHRASES
- cause/grounds for complaint
- The way I was treated gave me no cause for complaint
- a chorus of complaint, a letter of complaint, a matter of complaint
ADJ
- mild, minor
- chronic
- common
- Not being able to sleep at night is a very common complaint
- back, chest, etc.
- medical
VERB + COMPLAINT
- have, suffer from
- He has a minor skin complaint