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| take wind out of sails(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| throw for loop(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| throw monkey wrench in(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| total loss(noun, decline, ruin, defeat) | |
| trample underfoot(verb, beat, defeat, crush) | |
| upset the apple cart(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| wipe off map(verb, idiom, beat, defeat) | |
| beat out(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| better half | |
| booby trap(noun, block, obstacle, impediment) | |
| born loser(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe) | |
| bull's eye(idiom, success) | |
| chess move | |
| complete victory | |
| dead end(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate) | |
| dead heat(stalemate, standstill, impasse) | |
| defeat utterly | |
| direct hit(idiom, success) | |
| end of the road(idiom, stalemate, standstill, impasse) | |
| first mate |
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