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15
mess up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, break)
13
lay waste(verb, idiom, break, end)
11
screw up(verb, phrasal verb, blunder, fumble)
10
wipe out(verb, phrasal verb, break, end)
9
do in(verb, phrasal verb, break, cut)
9
louse up(verb, hurt, oppose, fail)
7
break up(verb, phrasal verb, break, separate)
7
pull down(verb, phrasal verb, remove, hit)
6
laying waste(noun, idiom)
6
tear down(verb, break, end, remove)
5
break down(verb, phrasal verb, help, end)
5
muck up(verb, phrasal verb, hurt, fail)
4
bring down(verb, phrasal verb, upset, break)
4
clean out(verb, phrasal verb, break, reduce)
4
foul up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, break)
4
lead astray(spoil, corrupt, deprave)
4
put down(verb, hurt, oppose, destroy)
3
bring to ruin(verb, idiom, upset, break)
3
do away with(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, close)
3
lay in ruins(verb, idiom, break, defeat)
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