“This will mess up the order of your fields and records, generating so much extra work that you might as well create a new database from scratch.”

Verb

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Present participle for to make dirty or unclean

dirtying

discoloring^US

coloring^US

dishonoring^US

colouring^UK

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

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“I reckon she believed that I was only making up an excuse to get into the house and mess up her clean floors.”

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Present participle for ruin or foil

rendering ineffective

putting the kibosh on

making of no use or value

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

vaporising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

vaporizing^US

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Verb

Ruffling up

Verb

Present participle for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

putting the kibosh on

throwing a spanner in the works

baulking^UK

vandalizing^US

balking^US

vandalising^UK

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

upsetting the applecart

mutilating

maiming

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the mockers on

halting in its tracks

giving the slip

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

rendering ineffective

raining on someone's parade

dishonoring^US

treating with disrespect

treating sacrilegiously

overshadowing

bringing a note of sadness to

casting gloom over

committing sacrilege

blaspheming against

committing sacrilege against

standing in the way of

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

putting end to

burying

putting the stopper on

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

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Present participle for misdo

Verb

Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

pummelling^UK

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

giving someone a hiding

beating the living daylights out of

giving someone a good hiding

knocking into the middle of next week

letting someone have it

mashing

doing over

giving someone a drubbing

pulverizing^US

taking to the cleaners

wiping the floor with

walking over

blowing out of the water

beating hollow

bringing someone to their knees

chastening

defeating utterly

pulverising^UK

getting the better of

winning a resounding victory over

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

putting in the hospital

striking with a stick

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

giving someone the works

winning a victory over

inflicting suffering on

launching an attack on

running roughshod over

jumping down one's throat

assaulting physically

knocking for a loop

knocking cold

knocking block off

beating someone's brains out

knocking someone's lights out

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Present participle for to make something more complex

Verb

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Present participle for to cause significant damage or destruction to

Verb

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Present participle for to smear or become smeared, especially when rubbed

Verb

Present participle for to handle roughly or clumsily

Verb

Present participle for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

Verb

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Present participle for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of

putting a damper on

spoiling

casting a shadow over

casting a pall over

taking the shine off

taking the edge off

taking the enjoyment out of

taking the pleasure out of

overshadowing

marring

taking the fun out of

Verb

Present participle for to touch or handle, especially with the thumb or fingers

Verb

Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with consternation

throwing into a tizzy

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