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To trouble or afflict

To cause physical pain to

To be afflicted by

To put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

Be stricken by something

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Verb

To trouble or afflict

be the matter with

throw off balance

give a hard time

give someone grief

make uncomfortable

cause suffering to

hurt someone's feelings

cause anxiety to

cut to the quick

prey on someone's mind

put someone off their stroke

do someone's head in

cause disquiet to

set someone back on their heels

occupy someone's thoughts

make someone scratch their head

cause concern to

drive up the wall

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

weigh heavy on someone's mind

cause discomfort to

cause anguish to

get on someone's wick

hurt somebody's feelings

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

make it tough for

send over the edge

work someone up

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

give someone a hard time

be a great weight on

fill with consternation

put the wind up someone

throw into a tizzy

give someone a turn

throw into confusion

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

pull the rug out from under

throw into uproar

pull the rug from under

throw into disorder

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

cause suffering

give offence to

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

cause trouble to

be on your back

get on your nerves

rub up the wrong way

drive round the bend

get in your hair

weigh heavily on

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

drive round the twist

give someone the hump

make someone see red

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

catch off balance

be a nuisance to

get your back up

put your back up

cause someone to lose their composure

take control of

cause to be at a stand

weigh heavily on someone's mind

get on someone's nerves

get on your wick

put out of countenance

rattle one's cage

put the squeeze on

get someone down

drive to distraction

find fault with

put someone off their stride

get in one's hair

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

get under your skin

inflict anguish on

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

give someone the pip

chill to the bone

ruffle someone's feathers

put the wind up

get someone's dander up

get someone's back up

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

make blood run cold

strike terror into

get in someone's hair

ride roughshod over

make teeth chatter

get on someone's back

get under someone's skin

curdle the blood

get up someone's nose

give someone hell

be in someone's way

breath down someone's neck

prey on your mind

give the business

send into a spin

throw into tizzy

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

run up the wrong way

be the victim of

be on someone's back

dash the hopes of

break one's heart

jump on one's case

give one the business

put through wringer

get on one's nerves

put a damper on

break the heart of

put into a funk

drive you up the wall

give the needle

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

get the knife into

stick the knife into

be ever present

prey on one's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

get up your nose

make your blood boil

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

try someone's patience

be a weight on one's mind

put off his or her stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

take the wind out of someone's sails

knock props out

get your dander up

take by surprise

put someone off

have had enough

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

try the patience of

put pressure on

hit a sour note

bring pressure to bear on

be in someone's hair

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

rub the wrong way

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

throw into panic

cause someone distress

stop someone in their tracks

upset apple cart

shout catcalls at

get under one's skin

cause someone difficulty

scare the bejesus out of

freeze your blood

give someone goose pimples

give one the creeps

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

throw into a fright

throw into a panic

make your blood run cold

scare the living daylights out of

make someone jump out of their skin

make your hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

chill someone to the marrow

put the fear of God into

scare the pants off

scare someone half to death

give someone the heebie-jeebies

throw into a blue funk

be a problem to

put someone to trouble

make someone go out of his way

put on the spot

give someone bother

take advantage of

get one's comeuppance

make someone eat humble pie

put someone to shame

take down a peg

take the wind out

make mouth water

keep hanging on

keep someone hanging on

make someone's mouth water

use strong-arm tactics on

be all Greek to

muddy the waters

make one's blood run cold

scare the daylights out of

make one's hair stand on end

push to the limit

keep complaining to

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

bring under the yoke

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

press the panic button

go into a panic

become flustered

be in a twitter

get into a state

make jokes about

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

take the mickey out of

make a monkey of

lead somebody on

pull someone's leg

take the piss out of

pull somebody's leg

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“A debate on what ails the industry.”

Verb

To cause physical pain to

Verb

To be afflicted by

Verb

To put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

cast a pall over

put a damper on

give someone the blues

make despondent

reduce to tears

harsh one's mellow

knock the wind out of

dash someone's hopes

bring tears to someone's eyes

throw cold water on

cast a gloom upon

pour cold water on

knock the stuffing out of

make someone's heart bleed

make someone fed up

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

bring tears to your eyes

dampen someone's spirits

cause suffering to

harsh someone's mellow

make your heart bleed

weigh heavily on

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Verb

To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

go into a decline

go down the toilet

go to rack and ruin

go down the tubes

become dilapidated

fall into decay

be the worse for wear

become emaciated

become fatigued

be worse for wear

appear in a poor light

be at disadvantage

be shown to disadvantage

be on one's deathbed

be giving up the ghost

be slipping away

be about to die

become moribund

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be on one's last legs

be breathing one's last

be approaching death

become marcescent

become unimportant

become less loud

vanish into thin air

become debilitated

go into decline

be on your last legs

fall apart at the seams

go from bad to worse

come to nothing

suffer a relapse

take a nosedive

take a turn for the worse

become shrunken

become enfeebled

lose its effect

lose its effectiveness

become less intense

make something worse

go through the floor

take the bite out

take the sting out

get worse again

go down the primrose path

leave the straight and narrow

fall from grace

catch something

be on the way out

draw to a close

lose one's strength

be insufficient

be found lacking

cease to function

not come to ripeness

develop a fault

be on the blink

give up the ghost

go on the blink

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Verb

Be stricken by something

contract something

be stricken by something

go down with something

Noun

An ailment

what's going around

unhealthfulness

high temperature

medical condition

valetudinarianism

unsubstantiality

insubstantiality

health condition

contagious disease

health complaint

unwholesomeness

lack of strength

blot on the landscape

ineffectiveness

set of symptoms

lack of vitality

dissatisfaction

pneumonic plague

disqualification

learning difficulties

learning disability

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“Carlow skipper Rory Sheriff will have little difficulty in acclimatising having been in the Shannon second row with Mick Galwey when they won the AIL title.”

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