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lay a bad trip on(idiom, upset, annoy, insult)
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lean on(verb, upset, force, push)
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leave in the lurch(idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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let down(verb, upset, press, fail)
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lower the spirits
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make a fuss(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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make a scene(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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make blue(verb, upset, distress, depress)
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make it tough for(verb, idiom, upset, break)
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make miserable
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make waves(verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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melt the heart
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not show(verb, upset, fail, deceive)
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prey on(verb, trouble, press, worry)
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push buttons(verb, upset, break, trouble)
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put a damper on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
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put into a funk(verb, idiom, upset, distress)
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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 upon(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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