“A central purpose for creating the Environmental Protection Agency was to make a coordinated attack on the pollutants which debase the air we breathe.”

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To cause damage to, or have a diminishing effect on

impair

destabilize^US

jeopardize^US

jeopardise^UK

destabilise^UK

cause detriment to

cost

cause the sacrifice of

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

put a spoke in someone's wheel

hold up

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

pulverize^US

queer someone's pitch

pulverise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

be a blot on the landscape

take wind out of sails

bury

make of no use or value

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

rain on someone's parade

throw monkey wrench in

throw a monkey wrench in the works

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To spoil or render less pure by adding impurities or other substances

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

slip a Mickey Finn into

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To say defamatory things about someone or something

criticise^UK

criticize^US

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

demonise^UK

demonize^US

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

call down

conduct a smear campaign against

dishonour^UK

scandalize^US

dishonor^US

scandalise^UK

minimize^US

belabor^US

minimise^UK

drag through the mire

belabour^UK

give someone a roasting

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

trivialize^US

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

trivialise^UK

rap over the knuckles

run a smear campaign against

make light of

pitch into

nit-pick

blacken someone's name

give someone a dressing-down

swear at

tear to shreds

sully someone's reputation

blacken the character of

give someone a bad press

go for the jugular

drag someone's name through the mud

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

write false reports about

bite someone's head off

put someone on the griddle

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mire

protest against

put someone on the hot seat

bad mouth

jump down one's throat

adulterate

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

jump down someone's throat

give someone an earful

discolour^UK

give someone a rating

discolor^US

blacken someone's reputation

give something a battering

snap someone's head off

give something a bad press

bark at

throw shade at

speak of with disfavour

express strong disapproval of

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

tarnish someone's name

injure the reputation of

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

give someone what for

put on the mat

give someone some stick

satirize^US

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

razz

scoff

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

defame someone's character

categorize^US

kick up a stink about

satirise^UK

categorise^UK

look down one's nose at

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

curl your lip at

be contemptuous of

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

take issue

express disagreement with

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To deteriorate or go into decline, especially physically

fall apart at the seams

moulder^UK

molder^US

take a turn for the worse

be the worse for wear

appear in a poor light

be shown to disadvantage

come apart at the seams

be giving up the ghost

be about to die

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be breathing one's last

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To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

color^US

colour^UK

give a false account of

make believe

tell a white lie

be economical with the truth

dramatize^US

create out of thin air

misspeak

cook the books

tell stories

put the wrong slant on

tell untruths

tell a lie

depart from the truth

dramatise^UK

tell a terminological inexactitude

doctor up

weight

misattribute

give a false impression of

mold^US

mould^UK

put words in someone's mouth

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

romanticise^UK

romanticize^US

give a false picture of

phony^US

phoney^UK

bastardize^US

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

lie through one's teeth

give the wrong impression

bastardise^UK

speak with forked tongue

pull the wool over someone's eyes

tell a little white lie

pull someone's leg

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