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Past tense for to cause (a vehicle or object) to come off its tracks or railing

Past tense for to obstruct or stop (a process)

Past tense for to cause to deviate from a set course, direction or topic

Past tense for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

Past tense for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

Past tense for to persuade or convince someone not to do something

Crazy or behaving irrationally

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Verb

Past tense for to cause (a vehicle or object) to come off its tracks or railing

“The saboteurs had set up a small barricade in an effort to derail the train, but miraculously it kept moving forward after blindly crashing through it.”

Verb

Past tense for to obstruct or stop (a process)

nipped in the bud

interfered with

stood in the way of

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

put the mockers on

upset the applecart

put a spoke in someone's wheel

circumnavigated

defended against

steered clear of

cooked someone's goose

short-circuited

got in the way of

gotten in the way of

cramped one's style

taken wind out of

took wind out of

brought to a close

halted in its tracks

dashed one's hope

gotten in the way

brought to screeching halt

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

rendered null and void

thrown a spanner in the works of

brought to an end

come to a standstill

threw a spanner in the works of

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

gave a hard time

given a hard time

gave the run around

given the run around

got the better of

gotten the better of

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

came to a standstill

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

put a damper on

put up a fight against

played havoc with

brought to naught

destabilized^US

cracked down on

put the damper on

provided against

rendered ineffective

destabilised^UK

stemmed the flow of

dragged your feet

put on back burner

beat someone to it

made ineffective

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to the draw

put half nelson on

put the brakes on

poured cold water on

struggled against

blown a hole in

counterbalanced

wreaked havoc with

compensated for

strangled at birth

brought an end to

gotten ahead of

tied one's hands

outmanoeuvred^UK

outmaneuvered^US

stole a march on

stolen a march on

kept under control

rendered invalid

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

beaten someone to it

prevented from making progress

brought to a standstill

clamped down on

beaten someone to the draw

beaten someone to the punch

knocked the bottom out of

acted in advance of

clipped one's wings

played for time

locked horns with

dragged through the mud

kept at arm's length

battled against

queered the pitch of

counterweighted

stood up against

refused to accept

rained on someone's parade

brought to an end to

striven against

made a stand against

headed off at pass

poked full of holes

turned thumbs down

setted your face against

rebelled against

chipped away at

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

taken out of play

took out of play

acted like a wet blanket

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

given cold shoulder to

gave cold shoulder to

took a stand against

took up arms against

taken issue with

spoke out against

took issue with

taken up arms against

spoken out against

taken a stand against

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“The latest incident threatens to derail negotiations between the two nations.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause to deviate from a set course, direction or topic

got sidetracked from

went astray from

gone astray from

straggled away from

failed to keep to

“Those losing the argument will often employ several different tactics to derail the conversation.”

Verb

Past tense for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

gotten worked up

made a big thing of

made a big thing out of

made a mountain out of a molehill

made a thing of

discombobulated

discountenanced

put someone off their stroke

destabilized^US

disorganized^US

caused anxiety to

destabilised^UK

thrown off balance

threw off balance

hurt somebody's feelings

put the wind up

gave a hard time

given a hard time

made uncomfortable

caused disquiet to

knocked sideways

caused anguish to

caused suffering to

aroused anxiety in

got on your wick

pulled the rug out from under

knocked off balance

given someone grief

gave someone grief

made it tough for

filled with consternation

setted someone back on their heels

knocked for six

sent over the edge

rocked the boat

pulled the rug from under

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

done a number on

did a number on

thrown into confusion

threw into confusion

thrown into disorder

thrown into uproar

threw into disorder

threw into uproar

put out of countenance

put someone off their stride

put into a flap

caught off balance

caused to be at a stand

made someone scratch their head

put on the spot

hit a sour note

upset the applecart

caused someone to lose their composure

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

made self-conscious

rattled one's cage

stopped someone in their tracks

made a monkey of

interfered with

caused someone to lose their concentration

caught one short

muddied the waters

caught unawares

sent into a spin

taken by surprise

took by surprise

gave a bad time

given a bad time

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Verb

Past tense for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

disorganized^US

Verb

Past tense for to persuade or convince someone not to do something

Adjective

Crazy or behaving irrationally

off one's gourd

around the bend

nutty as a fruitcake

off your rocker

of unsound mind

out of one's mind

sick in the head

stark raving mad

crazy as a loon

in another world

mad as a hatter

non compos mentis

as daft as a brush

one card shy of a full deck

a few cards shy of a full deck

stark staring mad

not the full shilling

off your trolley

mad as a March hare

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

round the twist

away with the fairies

severely mentally disordered

psychopathological

not right upstairs

deprived of one's wits

severely mentally ill

having a screw loose

not quite right in the head

foaming at the mouth

not right in the head

with a screw loose

off the deep end

as mad as a hatter

one sandwich short of a picnic

manic-depressive

out of one's tree

as mad as a March hare

having bats in the belfry

having kangaroos in the top paddock

not of sound mind

mentally deranged

out of one's gourd

have kangaroos in the top paddock

have bats in the belfry

have a screw loose

not in your right mind

daft as a brush

out of one's head

discombobulated

touched in the head

soft in the head

few X short of a Y

disorganized^US

out of your mind

two sandwiches short of a picnic

mentally unbalanced

disorganised^UK

through the roof

not functioning properly

out of commission

not well thought out

without foundation

ill-thought-out

not making sense

slow on the uptake

thick as two short planks

not quite right

inconsequential

counterintuitive

out of one's skull

out of the ordinary

with Alzheimer's disease

not knowing if one is coming or going

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