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| stand up(upset, fail, deceive, thwart) | |
| stave off(verb, stop, separate, restrain) | |
| stay shy of(idiom, escape, frustrate, baffle) | |
| steer clear of(idiom, prevent, avoid, fool) | |
| stick fast(disregard, ignore, challenge, resist) | |
| take one on(disregard, challenge, resist, frustrate) | |
| take wind out of sails(verb, idiom, oppose, block) | |
| throw a monkey wrench in the works(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| throw a monkey wrench into(idiom, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) | |
| throw a spanner in the works(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| throw for loop(verb, idiom, cross, frustrate) | |
| tissue mist(covering, fold, coat, cloud) | |
| trample underfoot(verb, beat, defeat, crush) | |
| turn aside(verb, stop, separate, restrain) | |
| turn away(verb, stop, separate, halt) | |
| upset the applecart(verb, idiom, stop, prevent) | |
| vice versa(opposition, reverse, contrary, converse) | |
| whittle away(hurt, ruin, challenge, weaken) | |
| wipe off map(verb, idiom, beat, defeat) | |
| Achilles heel(noun, weakness, failing, refinement) |
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