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194 entries under expression topic. ×
| take apart(upset, disturb, weaken, depress) | |
| take exception to(verb, idiom, reject, oppose) | |
| tear down(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn) | |
| tell off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose) | |
| throw a wet blanket on(verb, idiom, prevent, thwart) | |
| throw into a tizzy(verb, idiom, upset, bother) | |
| throw off(verb, upset, prevent, weaken) | |
| turn down(verb, stop, reject, disregard) | |
| turn one off(verb, idiom, upset, dull) | |
| urge not to(verb, idiom, prevent, thwart) | |
| weigh down(verb, upset, dull, reduce) | |
| weigh heavy upon | |
| wither one's hopes(idiom, dejection) | |
| write off(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn) | |
| abstain from(stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| attract attention(verb, deter, distract, sidetrack) | |
| bend the rules(verb, idiom, deter, distract) | |
| blight one's hope(idiom, disappointment) | |
| blow sky high(idiom, feelings, explode, flatten) | |
| cast a gloom(idiom, dejection) |
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