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Verb

Present participle for to gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation

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

Present participle for to steal or obtain dishonestly from (someone)

Present participle for to dope something or someone, especially by giving it a drug

Present participle for to detain (a person) in conversation against their will

Present participle for to capture someone or something

Present participle for to defeat or frustrate the attempts of

Present participle for to seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully

Present participle for to control or influence (a person or course of action)

The misappropriation of funds

Talk or praise used to charm, flatter, or persuade

The action of capturing someone or something using force

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Present participle for to gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation

“It is much harder to nobble twelve independent jurors than it is to bribe or intimidate one judge.”

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

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

taking to the cleaners

pulling a fast one on

selling a bill of goods to

leading up the garden path

stitching up

roping in

giving someone a bum steer

selling down the river

selling a bill of goods

having on

doing out of

doing someone in the eye

penalising^UK

baulking^UK

balking^US

penalizing^US

leading down the garden path

bleeding someone of something

strong-arming

putting the screws to

sucking in

faking out

sucking the life out of

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

playing someone false

lying to

breaking faith with

putting on

getting the better of

leading up garden path

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

going one better than

making a sucker of

pulling someone's leg

playing a practical joke on

biasing^US

biassing^UK

conning out of

misrepresenting

stealing someone blind

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

wrong steering

giving the wrong impression

sending on a wild goose chase

putting on the wrong track

covering up

putting on an act

putting on false front

throwing off the scent

stage-managing

twisting around your little finger

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

finding a loophole in

exploiting a loophole in

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“Hardly anyone suggested that they were also able to nobble the jury.”

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Present participle for to steal or obtain dishonestly from (someone)

having sticky fingers

dipping into the public purse

committing fraud

committing white-collar crime

stealing money

defrauding someone of

putting hand in cookie jar

having one's hand in the till

infringing the copyright of

passing off as your own

vandalizing^US

moonlight requisitioning

vandalising^UK

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“His intention was to nobble Rose's money.”

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Present participle for to dope something or someone, especially by giving it a drug

“The woman allegedly made a verbal threat in which she had said she could nobble the horse.”

Verb

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Present participle for to detain (a person) in conversation against their will

“I'm gently letting the man come closer, so that I can then nobble him about personnel at the Examiner and Times.”

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Present participle for to capture someone or something

getting one's fingers on

getting your hands on

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“He was trying to nobble the thief with a sack of potions, but got twatted by a bloke riding a mutant bird.”

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Present participle for to defeat or frustrate the attempts of

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting the mockers on

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

putting a stop to

fouling up

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

upsetting the applecart

standing in the way of

cooking someone's goose

halting in its tracks

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing monkey wrench in

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

putting out of action

giving the run around

cutting short

bringing to a standstill

bringing to screeching halt

raining on someone's parade

rendering ineffective

putting the skids under

rendering null and void

blowing the whistle on

putting out of business

rendering powerless

immobilizing^US

bringing someone to their knees

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

putting out of commission

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

knocking something on the head

giving the thumbs down to

declaring illegal

saying no

giving the red light to

knocking the bottom out of

tunnelling^UK

dragging through the mud

blunting

demoralising^UK

queering the pitch of

tunneling^US

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“The authorities seem to dislike philanthropists and do their best to nobble their plans.”

Verb

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Present participle for to seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully

Verb

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Present participle for to control or influence (a person or course of action)

Noun

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The misappropriation of funds

breaking and entering

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Noun

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Talk or praise used to charm, flatter, or persuade

low-pressure salesmanship

marveling^US

worshiping^US

worshipping^UK

marvelling^UK

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Noun

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The action of capturing someone or something using force

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