“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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Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

dismaying

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

putting someone off their stroke

bemusing

bamboozling

throwing cold water on

befuddling

pouring cold water on

beating

foxing

befogging

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone scratch their head

giving someone the blues

causing to be at a stand

setting someone thinking

causing someone to lose their composure

messing with one's head

making your head spin

balking^US

baulking^UK

making someone fed up

stopping someone in their tracks

awing

aweing

putting out of countenance

setting someone back on their heels

putting someone off their stride

upsetting the applecart

dampening the spirits of

breaking one's heart

causing to lose heart

taking the wind out of your sails

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

taking your breath away

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

making self-conscious

pulling the rug from under

scaring the bejesus out of

pulling the rug out from under

making one's hair stand on end

making one's blood run cold

weighing on

hurting somebody's feelings

making someone jump out of their skin

causing anxiety

shooting down

knocking over with feather

causing discomfort to

taking down a peg or two

galvanizing^US

blinding someone with something

galvanising^UK

scaring the daylights out of

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

stumbling

getting on one's nerves

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

shattering the illusions of

breaking the heart of

raising someone's eyebrows

hitting like ton of bricks

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

rubbing up the wrong way

putting your back up

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

turning off

treading on someone's toes

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

tyrannizing^US

letting wind out of sails

scaring the pants off

cheapening

tyrannising^UK

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

mau-mauing

putting the fear of God into

dishonoring^US

throwing into a blue funk

pushing around

stirring

putting someone in their place

giving a black eye

making someone feel ashamed

making someone eat crow

throwing into a fright

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

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Present participle for to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

putting the kibosh on

bringing to screeching halt

choking off

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing someone to their knees

getting under control

holding in check

quietening down

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Present participle for to cause the downfall or ruin of

putting the kibosh on

rendering ineffective

ballsing up

working against

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

raining on someone's parade

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

cooking someone's goose

upsetting the applecart

putting out of action

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting out of commission

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Present participle for to thwart or act against

baulking^UK

balking^US

dueling^US

duelling^UK

putting up a fight against

making a stand against

coping with

battling against

putting an end to

bringing to an end to

setting your face against

taking up arms against

refusing to accept

stonewalling

locking horns with

taking a stand against

shooting full of holes

flying in the face of

shooting down in flames

washing your hands of

going back on your word

transgressing against

failing to comply with

canceling^US

saying the opposite of

cancelling^UK

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Present participle for to undermine or be detrimental to

tunneling^US

tunnelling^UK

dragging through the mud

queering the pitch of

clipping one's wings

chipping away at

poking full of holes

knocking the bottom out of

putting the kibosh on

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

throwing a spanner in the works

vandalizing^US

having a bad effect on

vandalising^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

undercutting

pulling the rug out from under

having a negative effect on

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

sapping the strength of

taking the edge off

causing the loss of

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

striking at the foundations

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

exerting influence on

having an impact on

raining on someone's parade

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

throwing monkey wrench in

discoloring^US

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

routing

bringing down

bringing to ruin

bringing someone to their knees

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Verb

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Present participle for to refrain from openly expressing or displaying

keeping under control

harbouring^UK

harboring^US

keeping under your hat

keeping feeling inside oneself

keeping a tight rein on

sweeping under the rug

keeping quiet

sweeping under the carpet

sitting on

keeping in the dark

glossing over

supervising communications

preventing publication

refusing transmission

putting the lid on

dropping the iron curtain

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Present participle for to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

Verb

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Present participle for to evade or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill

Verb

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Present participle for to be victorious over

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

bringing someone to their knees

getting the better of

succeeding over

blowing out

blowing out of the water

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a hiding

making mincemeat of

putting someone in their place

running rings around

wiping the floor with

shutting down

taking to the cleaners

trampling underfoot

wiping off the map

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Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

taking to the cleaners

doing someone in the eye

taking for a ride

pulling a fast one on

Verb

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Present participle for to cause to have no value or effect

negating

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

rendering null and void

flying in the face of

equalizing^US

equalising^UK

rendering ineffective

declaring null and void

knocking something on the head

giving the thumbs down to

setting off

giving the red light to

putting the kibosh on

knocking back

atoning for

discountenancing

going back on your word

putting six feet under

removing all traces of

making of no use or value

riding roughshod over

putting a line through

giving thumbs down to

preventing

spurning

giving something a miss

stabilising^UK

stabilizing^US

making restitution for

equaling^US

equalling^UK

placing an embargo on

refusing permission to

washing your hands of

giving the brush-off to

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