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Adjective

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

Having an obsession or fixation on a particular subject or concern

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

Deeply immersed in thought or an activity

Suffering from fear

Easily offended or upset

Suffering from frustration or dissatisfaction

Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time

Deserving censure or condemnation

(keen on) Having an attraction to

Past tense for to hang or suspend in an elevated position

Past tense for to hang up the phone

Past tense for to terminate a phone call or conversation suddenly

Past tense for to disturb, to discomfort, to hinder

Past tense for to prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of

Past tense for to attach, or be attached, to a wall

Past tense for to obstruct or get in the way of an operation or process

Past tense for to make (someone or something) late or slow

Past tense for to fluster or disturb the composure of

Past tense for to deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

Past tense for to come to an end or conclusion

Past tense for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

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Adjective

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Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

like a cat on a hot tin roof

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

like a cat on hot bricks

having butterflies in the stomach

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

worried stiff

like a fish out of water

shaking in one's shoes

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

having a funny feeling

at the end of your tether

shaken up

peeved

overcome

with your back to the wall

terrorized^US

bedeviled^US

terrorised^UK

bedevilled^UK

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

put out of countenance

lacking social skills

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

gravelled^UK

made to scratch their head

graveled^US

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

between a rock and a hard place

like a chicken with its head cut off

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“Alice is hung up about the upcoming end of year promenade dance.”

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Having an obsession or fixation on a particular subject or concern

focussed^UK

focused^US

hypnotized^US

eat sleep and breathe

mesmerized^US

hypnotised^UK

mesmerised^UK

having a one-track mind

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“They're hung up on the issue of why I left my last job without having another job to go to.”

Adjective

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Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

burning with excitement

full of the joys of spring

without a care in the world

full of vim and vigour

galvanized^US

energized^US

energised^UK

galvanised^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

beside oneself with joy

as happy as a sandboy

like a dog with two tails

ever-smiling

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Adjective

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Deeply immersed in thought or an activity

mesmerised^UK

mesmerized^US

eat sleep and breathe

in a brown study

in a world of your own

with your head in the clouds

wool-gathering

fascinated

focused^US

focussed^UK

hypnotized^US

hypnotised^UK

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

monopolized^US

monopolised^UK

centered^US

centred^UK

hanging on every word

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Adjective

Suffering from fear

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

paralysed with fear^UK

worked up

paralyzed with fear^US

demoralized^US

with your heart in your mouth

demoralised^UK

shaking in one's shoes

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

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Adjective

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Easily offended or upset

Adjective

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Suffering from frustration or dissatisfaction

ill-humored^US

carrying a chip on your shoulder

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

as cross as two sticks

baulked^UK

balked^US

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the teeth

fed up to the back teeth

dishonored^US

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

dishonoured^UK

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

like a bear with a sore head

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

bloody-minded

broken up

having got out of bed the wrong side

smouldering^UK

like a fish out of water

smoldering^US

have had it up to here with

have had enough

have had a basinful of

have had something up to here

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Adjective

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Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time

Adjective

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Deserving censure or condemnation

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

demoralized^US

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

demoralised^UK

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

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Adjective

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(keen on) Having an attraction to

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

mesmerised^UK

mesmerized^US

enamored of^UK

inquiring^US

enquiring^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

burning with curiosity

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

eat sleep and breathe

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Verb

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Past tense for to hang or suspend in an elevated position

“I hang up my plants from the ceiling to create a lovely hanging garden.”

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Past tense for to hang up the phone

replaced the receiver

“I need to hang up the phone and attend to my other responsibilities.”

Verb

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Past tense for to terminate a phone call or conversation suddenly

put the receiver down

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Past tense for to disturb, to discomfort, to hinder

Verb

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Past tense for to prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of

Verb

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Past tense for to attach, or be attached, to a wall

Verb

Past tense for to obstruct or get in the way of an operation or process

baulked^UK

balked^US

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

took out of play

taken out of play

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

put a spoke in someone's wheel

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

eradicated

scuttled

put to flight

put up a fight against

beat someone to the draw

struggled against

kept at bay

turned back

put someone in their place

beat someone to the punch

duelled^UK

dueled^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

dragged through the mud

equalized^US

cooked someone's goose

pulverized^US

brought to a standstill

prevented from making progress

equalised^UK

pulverised^UK

beaten someone to the draw

contended with

brought to screeching halt

rained on someone's parade

brought someone to their knees

beaten someone to the punch

setted your face against

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

thrown a curve

threw a curve

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

beaten down

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

taken up arms against

spoken out against

taken a stand against

done down

given someone a drubbing

gotten around

gave someone a hiding

taken to the cleaners

given someone a hiding

rose above

risen above

ran rings around

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gave someone a drubbing

blew out

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Past tense for to make (someone or something) late or slow

balked^US

baulked^UK

brought to screeching halt

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a spanner in the works

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

put a spoke in someone's wheel

brought to a standstill

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

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Past tense for to fluster or disturb the composure of

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Past tense for to deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

put someone's nose out of joint

upset the applecart

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Past tense for to come to an end or conclusion

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Past tense for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

taken a rain check on

put on back burner

put on the back burner

put off the evil hour

suspended proceedings

reorganized^US

temporized^US

temporised^UK

reorganised^UK

taken a breather from

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