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| cut short(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| full stop(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate) | |
| beat down(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| beat the system(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| blow the whistle | |
| bring to knees(verb, idiom, beat, defeat) | |
| bring up short | |
| cast down(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| cause setback(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| coup de maitre(idiom, success) | |
| edge out(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| false step(noun, decline, ruin, defeat) | |
| faux pas(noun, decline, ruin, defeat) | |
| flash in the pan(noun, idiom, decline, ruin) | |
| foul up(verb, stop, halt, curb) | |
| get around(verb, stop, halt, curb) | |
| get the better of(verb, idiom, beat, defeat) | |
| give the run-around(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| give the slip(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| hang up(verb, stop, halt, curb) |
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