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fight off(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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get to(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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keep off(verb, repel, repulse)
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lean on(verb, prevent, thwart, deter)
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nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, hold)
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psych out(upset, weaken, depress, extinguish)
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put a damper on(verb, idiom, stop, upset)
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rule out(verb, stop, check, reject)
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take steam out(idiom, upset, depress, extinguish)
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upset the applecart(verb, idiom, stop, prevent)
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advise against(verb, check, prevent, sway)
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balk one's hope(idiom, disappointment)
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bear down(verb, upset, dull, reduce)
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beat off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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bide time(verb, hold, keep, block)
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blow out(upset, depress, extinguish, undermine)
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blow up(upset, depress, extinguish, undermine)
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bring one down(verb, idiom, upset, distress)
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brush off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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bum out(verb, upset, dull, reduce)
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