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run rings around(verb, expression, stop, halt)
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run roughshod over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat)
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show in bad light(verb, expression, reveal, discover)
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shut the door on(expression, remove, ignore, cancel)
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smash all opposition
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take a life(verb, expression, destroy, kill)
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take care of(verb, expression, beat, crush)
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take for a ride(verb, expression, destroy, kill)
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take it all(verb, expression, beat, crush)
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take the cake
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take to cleaners(verb, expression, beat, crush)
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take wind out of(verb, expression, stop, ruin)
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take wind out of sails(verb, expression, frustrate, thwart)
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throw a monkey wrench in the works(expression, stop, halt, frustrate)
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throw a spanner in the works(expression, stop, halt, frustrate)
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throw for loop(verb, expression, frustrate, thwart)
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throw monkey wrench in(verb, expression, stop, halt)
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toss and turn(verb, expression, beat, crush)
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upset the apple cart(verb, expression, stop, halt)
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whole new ballgame(expression, trouble, delay, blow)
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APASmart Define. (2015). defeat thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "defeat thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, defeat thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "defeat thesaurus" 23 December 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms>