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on the skids(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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personal burden(trouble, worry, difficulty, lack)
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peter out(verb, fail, strain, annoy)
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play cat and mouse(verb, idiom, hurt, bother)
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poop out(verb, worry, fail, strain)
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prey on(verb, attack, strain, annoy)
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push button(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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put a damper on(verb, idiom, upset, depress)
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put in a hole(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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put in a spot(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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put into a funk(verb, idiom, upset, depress)
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put on the spot(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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put out of countenance(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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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 through wringer(verb, idiom, hurt, bother)
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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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rock the boat(verb, idiom, trouble, hurt)
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