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194 entries under expression topic. ×
| caution against(verb, prevent, thwart, deter) | |
| chicken out(verb, prevent, thwart, deter) | |
| chill to the bone(idiom, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| count me out(verb, idiom, reject, oppose) | |
| cry down(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn) | |
| cry out against(verb, idiom, prevent, thwart) | |
| curdle the blood(idiom, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| cut short(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| damp one's hopes(idiom, dejection) | |
| dash one's hope(idiom, disappointment) | |
| dump on(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn) | |
| falsify one's hope(idiom, disappointment) | |
| foul up(verb, stop, upset, disturb) | |
| freeze out(verb, stop, reject, restrain) | |
| frown on(verb, reject, oppose, dislike) | |
| frown upon(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, dislike) | |
| gain time(verb, hold, keep, block) | |
| give the cold shoulder(idiom, reject, slight, neglect) | |
| give the run around(verb, idiom, stop, prevent) | |
| hang up(verb, stop, reduce, restrain) |
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