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Apologize & complain

Use APOLOGIZE TO followed by the person that the apology is directed to:

 They apologized to me right away.

 You should apologize to your boss when you are late for work.

Use APOLOGIZE FOR followed by reason an apology is given. The structures are apologize +
for + something and apologize + for + Verb+ing:

 They apologized for the downtime of my website.

 You should apologize for being late to work

Of course, you can use both prepositions in one sentence with apologize:

 They apologized to me for the downtime of my website.

 You should apologize to your boss for being late to work.

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Use COMPLAIN TO followed by the person or place that the complaint is directed to:

 I complained to the hosting company.

 The customer complained to the store manager.

Use COMPLAIN ABOUT followed by reason a complaint is made. The structures are complain +
about + something and complain + about + subject + Verb+ing:

 I complained about the downtime of my website.

 The boss complained about Mary coming late to work.

Of course, you can use both prepositions in one sentence with complain:

 I complained to the hosting company about the downtime of my website.

 The boss complained to Mary about her coming late to work.

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