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To work, burden or tax to an excessive degree

To cause to become physically weaker

To make excessive demands on

To cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

To cross or go over a given limit or level

To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal

To express or describe in exaggerated terms

Charge too much

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To work, burden or tax to an excessive degree

drive into the ground

bite off more than you can chew

impose excessive strain on

make too many demands on

work too hard

knock oneself out

run yourself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

labor^US

labour^UK

overact

overdrive

wear oneself to a shadow

overload oneself

work like a Trojan

work day and night

drive oneself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

work one's tail off

push oneself too hard

wear yourself out

overtax one's strength

overburden oneself

strain yourself

burn the candle at both ends

work your fingers to the bone

overtax oneself

work like a horse

burn the midnight oil

tire yourself out

overstrain yourself

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

sweat blood

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“A rapidly growing population, limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress the economy.”

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To cause to become physically weaker

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

bring someone to their knees

wear oneself to a shadow

wear yourself out

wear oneself to a frazzle

remove the sting from

confine to a wheelchair

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To make excessive demands on

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To cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

put on trial

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To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

agonise^UK

agonize^US

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

tell someone what to do

make things hot for someone

dictate to

use strong-arm tactics on

lay down the law

throw your weight around

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

have under one's thumb

hold sway over

lead by the nose

bring someone to their knees

throw one's weight about

be prejudiced against

be against

be set against

enforce

feel ill will towards

show ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

put the frighteners on

oversee

superintend

make it hot for someone

demonize^US

demonise^UK

have someone under your thumb

rule despotically

stack the deck

get on someone's back

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

prevail over

wear the trousers

exercise control over

have the upper hand over

be at the helm

have upper hand

rule the roost in

have the upper hand in

be in the driver's seat

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To cross or go over a given limit or level

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To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

move heaven and earth

try as hard as one can

pull out all the stops

give it your best shot

labour^UK

labor^US

plow^US

plough^UK

rupture yourself

do your best

make an all-out effort

make a supreme effort

give something one's best shot

go the whole nine yards

go all-out for

go out of the way

take special pains

make a special effort

put one's back into it

plug away

give all one's got

work one's socks off

keep your nose to the grindstone

leave no stone unturned

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To express or describe in exaggerated terms

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

magnify

color^US

colour^UK

belabour^UK

belabor^US

make a big thing about

blow up out of all proportion

lay it on with a trowel

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a production out of

run into the ground

make a big deal out of something

make too much of something

labor^US

labour^UK

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

make a federal case of

blow something out of all proportion

make a big thing out of

place too much emphasis on

romanticize^US

blow out of proportion

romanticise^UK

expand on

touch up

point up

attach too much weight to

attach too much importance to

maximize^US

maximise^UK

lay it on with a shovel

lay too much emphasis on

lay too much stress on

make something out of nothing

overact

puff up

go on and on about

go over the top about

make a mountain out of

dwell upon

mug

accent

give someone a sob story

exaggerate information

bite off more than you can chew

pay extravagant compliments

make a performance of

give a false account of

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

blow up out of proportion

make a song and dance about

idealize^US

idealise^UK

italicize^US

exaggerate the worth of

italicise^UK

exaggerate the merits of

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Verb

Charge too much

victimize^US

victimise^UK

lead up the garden path

pull a swifty on

sell a bill of goods

sell a pup to

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over someone's eyes

outmaneuver^US

sell a bill of goods to

lead down the garden path

balk^US

baulk^UK

do someone in the eye

throw dust in someone's eyes

live off the backs of

penalise^UK

penalize^US

bleed someone of something

take advantage of somebody

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

give the wrong impression

twist around your little finger

harass

hound

attack

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

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