“No one could be sure if Coleridge would actually finish his projects or if some psychosomatic or drug-related illness would prostrate him for weeks or months.”

Verb

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Present participle for to overcome with mental or emotional stress

overcoming

knocking the stuffing out of

sweeping someone off their feet

rendering unable to continue

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“She suffered long periods of melancholy that would prostrate her for weeks.”

Verb

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Present participle for to fall on one's knees, especially in submission

bowing

cringing

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

getting down on knees

going down on your knees

cowering

bowing and scraping

going on all fours

going on hands and knees

dancing attendance on

sucking up to

pandering to

curry favouring with

licking someone's boots

smoodging to

behaving obsequiously

doing everything for

ingratiating oneself with

rubbing up the right way

sweet-talking

yielding

keeping someone sweet

kissing one's feet

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

deferring to

kisses up to

catering to

ingratiating yourself

falling on one's knees

humoring^US

humouring^UK

getting round

kowtowing to

toadying to

scratching one's back

abasing oneself before

kissing someone's feet

kissing the feet of

prostrating oneself to

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

eating humble pie

humiliating yourself

prostrating oneself before

bowing and scrape before

cringing before

singing the praises of

falling over oneself for

praising to the skies

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“I wish to see him prostrate himself before me and pledge me servitude.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause someone to fall to the ground

felling

flooring

dropping

leveling^US

levelling^UK

knocking to the ground

throwing to the ground

bringing to the ground

knocking into the middle of next week

hurling to the ground

beating down

knocking off your feet

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“Like an awkward swordsman, he suddenly finds himself wounded by the blow, beneath which he expected to prostrate his opponent.”

Verb

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Present participle for to forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)

bringing someone to their knees

bringing to heel

bringing under the yoke

putting the squeeze on

putting the kibosh on

keeping under control

bringing to screeching halt

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

getting under control

coming down heavily on

coming down on like a ton of bricks

tightening up on

coming down on

taking severe measures against

taking stern measures against

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Present participle for to abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.)

throwing out

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

declaring null and void

rendering null and void

knocking something on the head

giving the thumbs down to

riding roughshod over

wiping from the face of the earth

wiping off the map

wiping off the face of the earth

flying in the face of

putting the kibosh on

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Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Verb

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Present participle for to cause severe and extensive damage to

leveling^US

levelling^UK

pulverizing^US

vaporizing^US

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

vaporising^UK

pulverising^UK

wiping off the face of the earth

wiping from the face of the earth

playing mischief with

cutting a swath through

destroying root and branch

removing all traces of

wiping off face of earth

carbonising^UK

carbonizing^US

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

destroying by fire

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Verb

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Present participle for to weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army

rendering defenceless

Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

tremendously difficult

like getting blood out of a stone

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