Complain about
Rue and complain about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rue" instead a verb "Complain about".
Rue
Rue verb - To feel sorry or dissatisfied about.
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From the lowliest member of the force, Konstabel Els, to the senior officer, Kommandant van Heerden, they are shown to be uniformly inept and unimaginative and eventually come to rue the day they dared complain about the behavior of Miss Hazelstone or her brother, Bishop Hazelstone of Barotseland.
Source: Literature / Riotous Assembly
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