This is the 11359th most frequent Turkish word.
eleştireceklerdi
"They were going to criticize."
The word 'eleştireceklerdi' here reflects a future intention that did not occur, suggesting they were planning to evaluate your ideas critically.
Onlar fikirlerinizi eleştireceklerdi.
They were going to criticize your ideas.
In this sentence, 'eleştireceklerdi' implies an intended action before an obstacle occurred.
Sunuşunuzu eleştireceklerdi ancak zamanları yetmedi.
They were going to criticize your presentation but ran out of time.
Here, 'eleştireceklerdi' contrasts a planned action with the actual positive reaction they had instead.