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Present participle for to delay or hinder an action or process

Present participle for to cost a given amount of money

Present participle for to lower in rank

Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Present participle for to fend off or defend against something hostile

Present participle for to become embroiled or implicated in

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Present participle for to delay or hinder an action or process

baulking^UK

balking^US

throwing a spanner in the works of

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

getting in the way of

bringing to screeching halt

standing in the way of

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

putting the brakes on

putting in cold storage

putting over

standing over

putting off the evil day

tabling

putting off the evil hour

putting on the back burner

continuing

taking a rain check on

keeping within bounds

putting the kibosh on

forfending

keeping under control

tying someone's hands

putting at a disadvantage

gaoling^UK

jailing^US

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

turning aside

clipping someone's wings

bringing to a standstill

outwitting

putting paid to

specifying

placing at a disadvantage

giving the run around

keeping the lid on

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

keeping within limits

throwing cold water on

girdling

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

keeping a tight rein on

preventing from making progress

putting straitjacket on

keeping within the limits of

corking up

rebuffing

throwing monkey wrench in

putting the damper on

putting out of commission

putting the brakes on

upsetting one's apple cart

beating down

taking wind out of sails

putting the stopper on

messing up

getting the better of

putting end to

putting the mockers on

coming to a standstill

treating unfavourably

inflicting a handicap on

doing a disservice to

putting in an unfavourable position

treating unfairly

giving a disadvantage to

having on a tight leash

bringing under control

upsetting the applecart

rendering null and void

putting on back burner

thrusting something on

acting like a wet blanket

fobbing something off on to

imposing something on

inflicting something on

talking out of

unloading something on

throwing a monkey wrench into

paralysing^UK

putting half nelson on

paralyzing^US

raining on someone's parade

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“Unfortunately, they do not accept the holiday season as a valid reason to set back the question of adjudication.”

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Present participle for to cost a given amount of money

“Shabby had just helped me pick out a new digital camera for myself that was going to set me back several hundred dollars.”

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Present participle for to lower in rank

reducing to the ranks

lowering the status of

dishonoring^US

settling someone's hash

making someone eat humble pie

taking down a peg or two

making someone eat crow

reducing the status of

dragging down

dragging through the mud

causing to feel small

putting out of countenance

taking the wind out of someone's sails

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

popping one's balloon

fixing someone's wagon

cutting to the quick

making one feel small

putting one away

forcing to eat humble pie

making eat dirt

putting someone in their place

bringing down a peg

crawling

subjugating

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Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

putting someone off their stroke

putting the wind up

causing someone to lose their composure

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Present participle for to fend off or defend against something hostile

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Present participle for to become embroiled or implicated in

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