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278 entries under expression topic. ×
| think about(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple) | |
| think twice about(idiom, stick, pause, shy) | |
| throw a monkey wrench into(idiom, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) | |
| throw for loop(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| throw monkey wrench in(verb, idiom, curb, hinder) | |
| throw off balance(idiom, disturb, agitate, frustrate) | |
| tie up(block, curb, restrict, shackle) | |
| trip up(verb, phrasal verb, deception) | |
| turn aside(verb, stop, restrain, halt) | |
| turn away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| turn thumbs down(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse) | |
| upset apple cart(verb, idiom, stop, agitate) | |
| upset the apple cart(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| upset the applecart(verb, idiom, stop, prevent) | |
| ward off(verb, stop, restrain, halt) | |
| wimp out(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield) | |
| withdraw from agreement or statement(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon) | |
| would rather not | |
| accept defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal) | |
| admit defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal) |
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