125 entries under expression topic. ×

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meet waterloo(break, collapse, faint)
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pack it in(idiom, break, collapse, faint)
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pass away(break, collapse, faint)
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pass out(break, collapse, faint)
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phase down(reduce, lower, decrease)
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phase out(reduce, lower, decrease)
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pop one's balloon(idiom, dissuasion)
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prick one's balloon(idiom, dissuasion)
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prove wrong(discredit, disprove)
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psych out(dishearten, undermine, dispirit)
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put someone in their place(idiom, shame, humiliate, chasten)
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roll down(reduce, lower, decrease)
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roll out(verb, crush, level, squash)
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scale back(reduce, lower, decrease, slow)
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scoff at(verb, scorn, mock, tease)
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show white flag(idiom, break, collapse, faint)
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take apart(demolish, dishearten, undermine, dismantle)
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take steam out(idiom, dishearten, undermine, dispirit)
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take the count(idiom, break, collapse, faint)
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take to bits(idiom, demolish, dismantle)
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