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peter out(verb, fail, strain, annoy)
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pick on(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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poop out(verb, worry, fail, strain)
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prey on(verb, strain, annoy, suppress)
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psych out(upset, weaken, depress, discourage)
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puncture balloon(snub, humiliate, belittle, disconcert)
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put a damper on(verb, idiom, upset, distress)
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put hooks in(verb, idiom, dismiss, criticize)
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put into a funk(verb, idiom, upset, distress)
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put screws to(verb, idiom, annoy, suppress)
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put the squeeze on(verb, idiom, annoy, suppress)
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put to sleep(verb, idiom, worry, fail)
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put upon(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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reduce to tears(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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run down(verb, upset, dull, reduce)
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screw up(verb, upset, disturb, shock)
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send up(upset, depress, extinguish, undermine)
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shoot down(verb, phrasal verb, snub, humiliate)
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sour grapes(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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take aback(verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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