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194 entries under expression topic. ×
| cast a shadow(verb, idiom, depress) | |
| catch flies(verb, deter, distract, sidetrack) | |
| close off(verb, hinder, impede, obstruct) | |
| crush one's hope(idiom, disappointment) | |
| damp the spirits(idiom, dejection) | |
| dampen spirits(verb, upset, distress, depress) | |
| dash one's hopes(idiom, dejection) | |
| defeat failure(idiom, disappointment) | |
| defeat one's hope(idiom, disappointment) | |
| defend against(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss) | |
| depress the spirits(idiom, dejection) | |
| die hard(stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| disappoint one's hope(idiom, disappointment) | |
| dissuade restrain(verb, stop, check, oppose) | |
| drag down(verb, upset, distress, depress) | |
| draw away(verb, deter, distract, sidetrack) | |
| drive away(neglect, exclude, deter, frighten) | |
| drive back(verb, repel, repulse) | |
| dumfounder astonish(idiom, disappointment) | |
| fight back(stop, restrain, prevent) |
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