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Present participle for to affect, especially negatively

Present participle for to damage or destroy, especially gradually

Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

Present participle for cheat

Present participle for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

Present participle for to harshly mock or ridicule

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Verb

Present participle for to affect, especially negatively

“Any setbacks in that area right now would really do a number on my head.”

Verb

Present participle for to damage or destroy, especially gradually

taking its toll

gnawing away at

chipping away at

burning through

running through

becoming threadbare

“But stress doesn't just affect the body. It can also do a number on your complexion, so don't forget about your face.”

Verb

Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

stringing along

pulling one's leg

leading down the garden path

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

taking for a ride

leading up the garden path

double-crossing

pulling a fast one on

putting one over on

pulling a swifty on

taking advantage of

misrepresenting

sending on a wild goose chase

giving someone a bum steer

putting on the wrong track

taking to the cleaners

propagandising^UK

playing trick on

putting up smoke screen

putting on an act

giving wrong information to

leading up garden path

propagandizing^US

putting on false front

pulling a fast one

throwing off the scent

playing for a sucker

giving the wrong impression

doing the dirty on

selling a pup to

making a sucker of

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

outmanoeuvring^UK

outmaneuvering^US

twisting around your little finger

pulling strings

making a fool of

running a game on

playing games with

playing a trick on

playing for a fool

pulling wool over

pulling fast one

playing joke on

taking for ride

taking to cleaners

selling a bill of goods

playing fast and loose with

sending on a wild-goose chase

giving the runaround

telling an untruth

telling a falsehood

concocting a story

saying something untrue

telling a white lie

departing from the truth

perjuring oneself

forswearing oneself

inventing a story

making up a story

stretching the truth

not telling the truth

telling a terminological inexactitude

committing perjury

telling stories

putting up a front

bearing false witness

breaking promise

telling untruths

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“Man, did that pixiegirl do a number on his heart.”

Verb

Present participle for cheat

bending the rules

double-crossing

hitting below the belt

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

stretching the rules

selling down the river

taking advantage of

giving someone a bum steer

taking for a ride

pulling one's leg

putting one over on

breaking the rules

pulling a swifty on

leading up the garden path

pulling a fast one on

giving bum steer

taking to the cleaners

selling a bill of goods to

outmanoeuvring^UK

outmaneuvering^US

stringing along

playing for a fool

pulling wool over

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

doing someone in the eye

selling a pup to

pulling fast one

doing number on

doing the dirty on

breaking faith with

stabbing in the back

playing someone false

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Verb

Present participle for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language

inveighing against

cutting to the quick

vituperating against

casting aspersions on

giving a black eye

dishonouring^UK

stigmatizing^US

speaking ill of

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

dragging through the mire

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

giving a bad name

bringing into disrepute

ripping up and down

casting a slur on

flinging mud at

slinging mud at

stigmatising^UK

bringing discredit to

bringing shame upon

reflecting badly on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

spreading scandal about

bringing shame on

railing against

fulminating against

disapproving of

pulling to pieces

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

speaking evil of

putting zingers on

throwing mud at

casting slur on

running a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

blackening the name of

telling lies about

giving some stick to

giving the business

picking holes in

picking to pieces

animadverting on

passing judgment

complaining about

pouring scorn on

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

finding fault with

cutting to bits

passing strictures upon

giving a bad press to

giving bad press

underestimating

holding forth against

tearing to shreds

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

detracting from

taking to pieces

trivializing^US

trivialising^UK

marginalizing^US

marginalising^UK

cutting down to size

making light of

speaking badly of

treating lightly

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

giving something a bad press

taking down a peg

kicking up a stink about

misrepresenting

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

discountenancing

protesting against

letting someone have it

giving someone a bad press

looking down on

mouthing off about

taking a swipe at

expressing disapproval of

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

making a fuss about

look down one's nose at

kicking up a fuss about

gossiping about

clamoring against

thundering against

commenting negatively

putting hooks in

tearing to pieces

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

thinking little of

making little of

taking a dig at

declaiming against

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

protesting strongly

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

expressing strong disapproval of

expostulating about

making a protest

taking away from

subtracting from

cracking down on

blackening someone's name

jumping down one's throat

animadverting upon

vociferating about

regarding with disgust

feeling disgust for

feeling revulsion to

feeling aversion to

ranting and raving

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

arguing against

opposing strongly

shooting full of holes

complaining vociferously about

objecting strongly to

taking issue with

taking exception to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

holding up to ridicule

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

holding in contempt

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Verb

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

discombobulating

discountenancing

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

making wretched

pushing buttons

arousing anxiety in

giving a hard time

making it tough for

making miserable

throwing off balance

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Verb

Present participle for to harshly mock or ridicule

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