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To make something more complex

To make worse or more severe

(elaborate on) Add more detail concerning what has already been said

To make less organized

To impede the work or progress of

To upset or worry

To force or break apart

Detailed and complicated in design and planning, involving many carefully arranged elements

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To make something more complex

render unintelligible

make someone scratch their head

color^US

colour^UK

throw up smoke screen

baulk^UK

balk^US

cause to be at a stand

be all Greek to

mix you up

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“Sometimes I feel we try to complicate what's actually very simple.”

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To make worse or more severe

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(elaborate on) Add more detail concerning what has already been said

put flesh on the bones of

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To make less organized

demobilise^UK

demobilize^US

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To impede the work or progress of

balk^US

baulk^UK

bring to a standstill

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

throw a spanner in the works

throw monkey wrench in

pour cold water on

put a damper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

bring to screeching halt

upset one's apple cart

take a rain check on

lose speed

put on the back burner

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to it

hold at bay

hold off on

beat someone to the draw

prevent from making progress

ostracize^US

put at a disadvantage

bring to a screeching halt

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

monopolize^US

put a straitjacket on

place at a disadvantage

nip something in the bud

criminalize^US

monopolise^UK

put out of commission

ostracise^UK

take wind out of sails

throw a monkey wrench in the works

criminalise^UK

put off the evil hour

shut in

give the thumbs down to

declare illegal

put the chill on

give the red light to

throw a spoke in the wheel of

save

throw a monkey wrench into

garrote^US

garrotte^UK

act like a wet blanket

put your two cents in

stick your nose in

stick your oar in

speak at length

employ delaying tactics

kick the can down the road

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To upset or worry

agonize^US

antagonize^US

agonise^UK

appal^UK

give someone the hump

antagonise^UK

appall^US

give someone a hard time

demoralize^US

terrorize^US

demoralise^UK

put someone off their stroke

terrorise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

galvanize^US

drive round the twist

petrify

tantalize^US

scare the bejesus out of

hector

disorient

buffalo

tantalise^UK

set someone back on their heels

galvanise^UK

make someone scratch their head

put out of countenance

stop someone in their tracks

keep on at

stump

breathe down someone's neck

hurt somebody's feelings

pressurize^US

cause someone to lose their composure

get on somebody's nerves

make unhappy

hurt someone's feelings

cause to be at a stand

scare the living daylights out of

make your hair stand on end

put the wind up someone

despair

rub you up the wrong way

pressurise^UK

scandalize^US

be a pain in the neck

destabilize^US

enthral^UK

paralyse^UK

destabilise^UK

monopolize^US

paralyze^US

scandalise^UK

give someone goose pimples

enthrall^US

monopolise^UK

revive

challenge

put someone off their stride

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make your blood run cold

put the fear of God into

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

energize^US

energise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

turn one off

spring something on

wring

put somebody's nose out of joint

try your patience

drive you up the wall

go to one's head

make someone jump out of their skin

make a monkey of

be repugnant to

set one's teeth on edge

ruffle one's feathers

set someone thinking

cause agony to

frighten the living daylights out of

take someone by surprise

criticize^US

put someone off his stride

put your nose out of joint

push someon's buttons

make someone's hair stand on end

chill off

frighten to death

be the victim of

cause someone distress

criticise^UK

rub one the wrong way

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

screw up

mess up

fill with consternation

set someone's teeth on edge

balk^US

be disagreeable

be an affront to

give offence

put someone's back up

tread on someone's toes

put someone's nose out of joint

push someone's buttons

overcharge

rock the boat

make one's blood run cold

make someone jump out of his skin

make one's teeth chatter

scare the living daylights out of someone

scare the pants off of

impose upon

cause inconvenience to

baulk^UK

give someone a fright

pull the rug from under

bring pressure to bear on

dishonour^UK

create difficulties for

pull the rug out from under

put off his or her stride

take the wind out of someone's sails

dishonor^US

get on someone's tits

ruffle someone's feathers

rattle someone's cage

get someone's dander up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's back up

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

get someone's hackles up

get in someone's hair

get someone's wick

get under someone's skin

try someone's patience

get up someone's nose

get on someone's nerves

materialize^US

materialise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

breath down someone's neck

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

invigorate^US

send on a wild-goose chase

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

harsh someone's mellow

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

make despondent

make desolate

make your heart bleed

bring tears to your eyes

satirize^US

take one's breath away

give someone a kick

transfix

give someone a charge

take your breath away

envigorate^UK

magnetize^US

magnetise^UK

become an obsession with

take the mickey out of

satirise^UK

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

cause to lose concentration

make one's flesh creep

chill someone to the marrow

labour^UK

scare someone half to death

fire the imagination of

fire the enthusiasm of

labor^US

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To force or break apart

go in different directions

itemize^US

itemise^UK

drive a wedge between

axe^UK

ax^US

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

split down the middle

pit against one another

cause disagreement among

go your separate ways

set against one another

cause antagonism between

destroy the affections of

sow dissension between

put on the outs

sever connections between

polarise^UK

polarize^US

withdraw the affections of

cut apart

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Detailed and complicated in design and planning, involving many carefully arranged elements

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

laboured^UK

skillful^US

labored^US

skilful^UK

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

indivisible

inseparable

indissoluble

impossible to separate

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