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render null and void(verb, expression, idiom, stop, prevent)
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repress(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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rule out(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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scuttle(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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shave(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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shellac(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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shut out(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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skunk(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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snafu(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, block)
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stave off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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take down(verb, expression, stop, check, ruin)
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take wind out of(verb, expression, idiom, stop, ruin)
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take wind out of sails(expression, idiom, cross, frustrate, blank)
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throw for loop(expression, idiom, cross, frustrate, blank)
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turn aside(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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undo(verb, disturb, cross, agitate, frustrate)
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upset the applecart(verb, expression, idiom, stop, prevent)
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victimize(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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ward off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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bamboozle(verb, confuse, frustrate, thwart, baffle)
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