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To disable or incapacitate, typically confined to bed

To stash or store something away

To receive, especially in return for effort

To disturb mentally or emotionally

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To disable or incapacitate, typically confined to bed

incapacitate

disable

cripple

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

indispose

prostrate

hospitalise^UK

hospitalize^US

put out of action

confine to bed

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

confine to a wheelchair

“It did not take the doctor many minutes to arrive at the conclusion that I had a bad sprain, which would lay me up for some time to come.”

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To stash or store something away

put aside for rainy day

put away for a rainy day

put aside for a rainy day

put by for a rainy day

economize^US

economise^UK

retain in one's possession

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“By eight years of industry and providence, he managed to lay up about six hundred dollars.”

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To receive, especially in return for effort

realise^UK

realize^US

access

annexe^UK

annex^US

come into possession of

fulfil^UK

fulfill^US

have conferred on one

take into one's possession

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

take home earnings of

come into contact with

colonize^US

organize^US

colonise^UK

organise^UK

patronize^US

obtain with difficulty

extract with difficulty

patronise^UK

finalize^US

finalise^UK

maximize^US

maximise^UK

catalyse^UK

catalyze^US

grasp with both hands

honor^US

honour^UK

jail^US

welcome with open arms

grab with both hands

go for enthusiastically

gaol^UK

fulfill one's potential

make hay

do one proud

be true to

take in for questioning

utilize^US

utilise^UK

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To disturb mentally or emotionally

hurt somebody's feelings

demoralize^US

antagonize^US

shake up

give someone the hump

appall^US

appal^UK

demoralise^UK

antagonise^UK

agonize^US

traumatize^US

agonise^UK

traumatise^UK

put someone off their stroke

make somebody's hackles rise

set someone back on their heels

put someone's nose out of joint

terrorize^US

knock the stuffing out of

ruffle one's feathers

put out of countenance

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stride

cause someone to lose their composure

anguish

make someone scratch their head

make one's heart bleed

bustle

scandalize^US

excruciate

drive round the twist

get up someone's nose

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

scandalise^UK

cause to be at a stand

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

scare the bejesus out of

do someone's head in

prey on your mind

give someone the blues

rattle someone's cage

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

make your gorge rise

take the wind out of your sails

pressurize^US

galvanize^US

stop someone in their tracks

fog

breathe down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

galvanise^UK

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

set one's teeth on edge

put the fear of God into

fill with loathing

throw a curve

mess with someone's head

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

be on the back of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

drive you up the wall

go to your head

blow your mind

try the patience of

break someone's spirit

pull the rug from under

cut up

dizzy

exhaust

pull the rug out from under

balk^US

baulk^UK

knock the wind out of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make flip

bug up

weigh heavily on one's mind

be disagreeable

be an affront to

give offence

tread on someone's toes

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

push one's buttons

arouse hostility in

deflate

make someone's stomach rise

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

be in a flap

torque off

throw into a panic

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

wilder

have had enough

become bored

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

lose patience

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

frighten out of your wits

fill with terror

cause to lose your bearings

harsh someone's mellow

make severe demands on

put a strain on

get on someone's case

lean on

take over

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

put pressure on

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive you round the bend

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

dampen someone's spirit

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

give someone goose pimples

fill with consternation

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

scare off

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

make one's blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

have an adverse effect on

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