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To cause to feel disheartened or disillusioned

To fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

To prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized

To fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

To disturb the composure of

To defy or frustrate

To fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of

To be less satisfactory than expected

Leave much to be desired

Sell down the river

To find a way around (an obstacle)

To result in the opposite of an intended effect

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To cause to feel disheartened or disillusioned

dampen the spirits of

shatter the illusions of

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

knock the stuffing out of

give someone the blues

balk^US

baulk^UK

get on someone's wick

hack off

make a scene

give a hard time

hurt somebody's feelings

paralyse^UK

dampen someone's hopes

break one's heart

open the eyes of

make sadder and wiser

shatter somebody's illusions

paralyze^US

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

louse up

muck up

put the wind up someone

scandalize^US

put someone off their stroke

scandalise^UK

agonize^US

cause someone to lose their composure

agonise^UK

bring tears to your eyes

cause suffering to

scare to death

make your hair stand on end

make your heart bleed

dash someone's hopes

scare away

break someone's spirit

curdle the blood

break someone's heart

make one's heart bleed

bring tears to one's eyes

dampen someone's spirit

take the heart out of

scare the bejesus out of

make someone jump out of their skin

give someone goose pimples

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

chill someone to the marrow

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

put the fear of God into

scare the pants off

scare someone half to death

throw into a fright

give someone the heebie-jeebies

throw into a panic

make your blood run cold

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

make one's blood run cold

make one's hair stand on end

scare the daylights out of

tyrannize^US

exhaust someone's patience

lose patience

get on someone's nerves

tyrannise^UK

knock the wind out of

harsh someone's mellow

walk heavy

push around

lean on

bring tears to someone's eyes

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirits

give someone the hump

give a turn

knock down

let wind out of sails

take the wind out of somebody's sails

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

tug at someone's heartstrings

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“I might add that you disappoint me with your censorious attitude.”

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To fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

fall short of expectations

not come up to scratch

punch below one's weight

go down like a lead balloon

flummox

fail miserably

not come up to expectations

come apart at the seams

fall flat on your face

blow up in someone's face

not come up to the mark

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“In the recent past, Burton has promised much only to disappoint each time.”

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To prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized

baulk^UK

balk^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

upset one's apple cart

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

throw monkey wrench in

take down

cook someone's goose

queer someone's pitch

take wind out of sails

bury

halt in its tracks

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works

throw a spanner in the works of

damage

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a monkey wrench into

throw a spoke in the wheel of

bring to screeching halt

slip through the net of

stay away from

lead on a merry chase

fly

sneak away

weasel out of

escape the clutches of

give someone a wide berth

give someone the slip

keep distance

flee

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“His majesty is indeed sensible of the difficulties to be encountered, and that they may disappoint his hopes of success.”

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To fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

give cause for complaint

fall short of expectations

dash someone's hopes

fall short of someone's expectations

break one's promise to

scandalize^US

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

scandalise^UK

give someone the hump

be a pain in the neck

rankle with

get on your nerves

make someone see red

give someone a hard time

be a thorn in someone's side

appal^UK

appall^US

get on someone's wick

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

get under someone's skin

get someone's hackles up

try someone's patience

get someone's dander up

get in someone's hair

ruffle someone's feathers

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

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To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

give someone the push

give the elbow

give the old heave-ho

leave at the altar

give someone the big E

leave someone holding the baby

leave someone in the lurch

break off one's relationship with

have nothing more to do with

let someone stew in their own juice

exorcize^US

exorcise^UK

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To disturb the composure of

appall^US

appal^UK

get one's comeuppance

put someone to shame

put to shame

make someone eat humble pie

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

take down a peg or two

demoralize^US

put someone in their place

demoralise^UK

make someone eat crow

put out of countenance

put someone off their stroke

set someone back on their heels

take the wind out of someone's sails

settle someone's hash

put someone off their stride

minimize^US

bastardize^US

minimise^UK

bastardise^UK

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

have the last laugh on

criticize^US

make someone feel ashamed

force to eat humble pie

balk^US

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

put off his or her stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

baulk^UK

stigmatize^US

stop someone in their tracks

abandon one's principles

scandalize^US

knock the stuffing out of

kick in the teeth

let wind out of sails

take the wind out of somebody's sails

disfavor^US

stigmatise^UK

disfavour^UK

scandalise^UK

criticise^UK

drag through the mire

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

desensitize^US

dehumanise^UK

desensitise^UK

brutalise^UK

damage the reputation of

discolour^UK

discolor^US

harm the reputation of

kiss off

muddy the reputation of

talk down

ravage

blacken the reputation of

drag someone's name through the mud

trivialize^US

blacken the character of

run a smear campaign against

trivialise^UK

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

be a discredit to

backbite

give offence to

raise eyebrows amongst

blackball

cause raised eyebrows

lampoon

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

tinge

blame

wreck

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

categorize^US

categorise^UK

be a blot on the landscape

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To defy or frustrate

victimize^US

victimise^UK

do someone in the eye

pull the wool over someone's eyes

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To fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of

fall short of expectation

break one's promise to

give someone a Judas kiss

blow the whistle on

break with

bite the hand that feeds one

turn state's evidence

blow the whistle

bite the hand that feeds you

walk out on

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To be less satisfactory than expected

not come up to scratch

not make the grade

not be up to snuff

fail to live up to one's expectations

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Leave much to be desired

be unsatisfactory

fall short

leave much to be desired

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Sell down the river

break one's promise to

give someone a Judas kiss

point the bone at

be treacherous to

bite the hand that feeds you

deliver up

turn state's evidence

bite the hand that feeds one

sell someone down the river

victimize^US

victimise^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead up the garden path

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

let the cat out of the bag

lead up garden path

do a number on

pull the wool over one's eyes

put someone's pot on

lead one down the garden path

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

bleed

lead down the garden path

tell the police about

tell the authorities about

turn Queen's evidence

make a charge against

make a complaint against

hypnotize^US

mesmerize^US

put on the wrong track

put on an act

give someone a bum steer

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

take someone in

put up smoke screen

take someone for a ride

lead astray

give the wrong impression

spill the beans about

tell tales on someone

blow the whistle on someone

drop a dime on someone

drop the dime on someone

fink on someone

put the finger on someone

hypnotise^UK

mesmerise^UK

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To find a way around (an obstacle)

outmaneuver^US

give something a miss

have nothing to do with

balk^US

baulk^UK

slip through the net of

give someone a wide berth

give the runaround

break away from

give someone the slip

keep out of the way of

extricate oneself from

lead on a merry chase

sneak away

escape the clutches of

keep one's distance from

give somebody the slip

slip through the net

slip through someone's fingers

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

not pay

beg the question

beat about the bush about

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

pay little attention to

widen the gap between oneself and someone else

put distance between oneself and someone else

let well enough alone

resist the temptation to

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To result in the opposite of an intended effect

have an adverse effect

have unwelcome repercussions for

cause one to be hoist with one's own petard

not come up to scratch

flounder

go down like a lead balloon

have an adverse effect on

come apart at the seams

be self-defeating for

score an own goal

boomerang on

fail to work out

have unwelcome repercussions

kick back

come home to roost

blow up in one's face

fall flat on your face

blow up in someone's face

not come up to the mark

plough^UK

plow^US

go over like a lead balloon

not come up to expectations

fall short of expectations

end in disappointment

die out

fade away

fumble

not make the grade at

be unsuccessful in

not come up to the mark in

not come up to scratch in

fall flat on face with

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