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swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
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take down(verb, expression, check, ruin)
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take wind out of(verb, expression, idiom, ruin)
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terminate(verb, close, end, complete)
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turn aside(verb, expression, restrain, halt)
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upset apple cart(verb, expression, idiom, agitate)
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upset the apple cart(verb, expression, idiom, halt)
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upset the applecart(verb, expression, idiom, prevent)
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ward off(verb, expression, restrain, halt)
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bring to a close(verb, expression, idiom, close)
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bring to a standstill(verb, expression, idiom, finish)
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come to a close(verb, expression, idiom, finish)
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come to a standstill(verb, expression, idiom, finish)
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double-cross(verb, ruin, oppose, curb)
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freeze(verb, finish, pause, cease)
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halt in its tracks(expression, idiom, halt, frustrate)
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immobilize(verb, finish, pause, cease)
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promote(halt, frustrate)
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put paid to(verb, expression, idiom, ruin)
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skin(verb, ruin, oppose, curb)
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