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194 entries under expression topic. ×
| pass up(verb, reject, disregard, oppose) | |
| persuade not to(verb, idiom, prevent, thwart) | |
| play for time(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| push back(verb, reject, disregard, oppose) | |
| put hooks in(verb, idiom, dismiss, criticize) | |
| reduce to tears(verb, idiom, upset, dull) | |
| rein in(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| render null and void(verb, idiom, stop, prevent) | |
| run down(verb, upset, dull, reduce) | |
| scare away(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| scare off(verb, upset, worry, shock) | |
| scare to death(idiom, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| send away(verb, reject, disregard, oppose) | |
| send up(upset, depress, extinguish, undermine) | |
| shut out(verb, stop, check, reject) | |
| slacken pace(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| sour grapes(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn) | |
| strike terror into(idiom, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| take a dim view of(verb, idiom, reject, oppose) | |
| take aback(verb, upset, bother, disturb) |
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