Collocations for complaint - noun

bitter, serious | common, familiar, frequent | formal, official | consumer, customer

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

arise
complaints arising from late payment

concern sth, relate to sth

complaints procedure

~ 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

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

mild, minor | chronic | common
Not being able to sleep at night is a very common complaint.

back, chest, etc. | medical

have, suffer from
He has a minor skin complaint.