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364 entries under expression topic. ×
| rub salt in wound(verb, idiom, hurt, bother) | |
| run down(verb, upset, trouble, dull) | |
| scare silly(upset, dismay, frighten, panic) | |
| scare stiff(verb, upset, dismay, frighten) | |
| scare to death(idiom, upset, dismay, frighten) | |
| screw up(verb, upset, disturb, shock) | |
| severe test(noun, trouble, blow, care) | |
| shake up(verb, upset, break, cut) | |
| show up(verb, upset, bother, disturb) | |
| sing the blues(verb, idiom, disturb, worry) | |
| stew over(verb, disturb, worry, struggle) | |
| stir up(verb, upset, trouble, hurt) | |
| stumbling block(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| sweat out(verb, upset, trouble, bother) | |
| take aback(verb, upset, bother, disturb) | |
| take it badly(verb, idiom, disturb, worry) | |
| take it out of(idiom, annoy, depress, exhaust) | |
| take on(verb, upset, trouble, bother) | |
| take pains(verb, trouble, disturb, worry) | |
| throw cold water on(verb, idiom, upset, trouble) |
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