| duck(verb, ruin, prevent, spoil, frustrate) |
| end up |
| expire |
| foil(verb, stop, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| foul up(verb, expression, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| give the slip(verb, expression, idiom, ruin, prevent) |
| hinder(verb, stop, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| hold up(verb, expression, stop, ruin, prevent) |
| impede(verb, stop, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| louse up(verb, expression, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| match(verb, ruin, prevent, spoil, frustrate) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| oppose(verb, ruin, prevent, spoil, frustrate) |
| outwit(verb, ruin, prevent, spoil, frustrate) |
| peter out |
| pit(verb, ruin, prevent, spoil, frustrate) |
| play off(verb, expression, ruin, prevent, spoil) |
| prevent(verb, stop, ruin, spoil, obstruct) |
| put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, ruin, prevent) |