“Already, legal moves are under way to frustrate the plan, and these will be partly grounded on the historical significance of the site that has been chosen.”

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To diminish the confidence or courage of

annoy

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

put someone off their stroke

knock the stuffing out of

appall^US

appal^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

fall short of expectations

agonize^US

break one's promise to

rattle someone's cage

be a thorn in someone's flesh

put into a flap

agonise^UK

be on the back of

put a damper on

be a pain in the neck

rankle with

give someone the blues

be a thorn in someone's side

put someone's nose out of joint

scandalize^US

drive round the twist

scandalise^UK

undermine one's confidence

cause someone to lose their composure

sap the confidence of

set one's teeth on edge

balk^US

baulk^UK

drive you out of your mind

possess

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

drive out of mind

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

steam up

drive you round the bend

shatter

umbrage

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

cause to be at a stand

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

make someone scratch their head

set someone back on their heels

make severe demands on

dampen the spirits of

break one's heart

take the wind out of your sails

dampen someone's hopes

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

hurt somebody's feelings

breathe down someone's neck

cause trouble to

sicken

drive you up the wall

nag at

rub you up the wrong way

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

victimise^UK

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

get on the wrong side of

tyrannise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

rattle someone's chain

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

be like a red rag to a bull

push someon's buttons

slap

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

criticize^US

criticise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

exhaust someone's patience

mess with someone's head

take the heart out of

make things hot for someone

stick the knife into

make it hot for someone

disrupt

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

tread on someone's toes

intrude upon

be a burden to

impose on

be a weight on one's mind

bend someone's ear

weigh heavily on someone's mind

get on someone's case

galvanize^US

satirize^US

galvanise^UK

energize^US

energise^UK

satirise^UK

have someone do something

use strong-arm tactics on

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

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“When you see these polls that show your popularity down a bit, it doesn't frustrate you?”

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To refrain from openly expressing or displaying

internalise^UK

internalize^US

harbour^UK

harbor^US

keep feeling inside oneself

sweep under the carpet

supervise communications

refuse transmission

put the lid on

drop the iron curtain

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To evade or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill

slip through your fingers

outmaneuver^US

balk^US

baulk^UK

keep one's distance from

have nothing to do with

slip through the net of

keep out of the way of

lead on a merry chase

escape the clutches of

extricate oneself from

duck out of the way of

swerve away from

get out of the way of

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

cut dead

give the cold shoulder to

leave something undone

pay little attention to

worm one's way out of

dance around an issue

give something a miss

let well enough alone

resist the temptation to

avoid doing something

be temperate

throw over

refuse to acknowledge

restrain oneself from

have nothing more to do with

refuse to take advantage of

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

look down one's nose at

have no more truck with

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To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

victimise^UK

victimize^US

do someone in the eye

lead up the garden path

give someone a bum steer

outmaneuver^US

sell a bill of goods to

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead down the garden path

balk^US

baulk^UK

worm one's way out of

penalise^UK

penalize^US

throw dust in someone's eyes

bleed someone of something

twist around your little finger

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

give the wrong impression

hack

machinate

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

exploit a loophole in

be economical with the truth

slip something over on

play a practical joke on

put someone up to something

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

make somebody look an idiot

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stride

lie through one's teeth

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

be forsworn

depart from the truth

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