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Verb

Present participle for to take or bring to a lower (vertical) level

Present participle for to take apart or break down

Present participle for to note or record in writing

Present participle for to dishonor, degrade or discredit someone or something

Present participle for to confront through the use of military force

Present participle for to beat in a contest

Present participle for to decrease in amount or degree

(of an action or event) Present participle for to prevent from happening

Present participle for to completely destroy, especially by pulling to the ground

Present participle for to remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)

Present participle for to hold or write a review of

Present participle for to take the life of

Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for

Present participle for to make (someone or something) late or slow

Present participle for to dismiss from a job

Present participle for to admonish or reproach angrily

The action of recording an item in a diary, list, etc.

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Present participle for to take or bring to a lower (vertical) level

“Now she goes into Frank's room and begins to methodically take down the curtains.”

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Present participle for to take apart or break down

“You then hire the necessary staff to set up or take down furniture, sound systems, and so on.”

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Present participle for to note or record in writing

cataloguing^UK

cataloging^US

putting down on paper

penciling^US

putting in black and white

pencilling^UK

making an inventory of

putting down in black and white

setting down in writing

instancing

particularising^UK

setting down in black and white

itemizing^US

itemising^UK

summarizing^US

summarising^UK

confirming in writing

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“I was prompted by the sheer lack of responsibility and ethics to take down my thoughts on the matter.”

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Present participle for to dishonor, degrade or discredit someone or something

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mud

taking down a peg or two

making someone eat crow

lowering the status of

putting someone in their place

running down

making someone eat humble pie

bringing into disrepute

minimizing^US

showing in a bad light

minimising^UK

settling someone's hash

doing a hatchet job on

taking the wind out of your sails

putting in a bad light

dragging through the mire

reducing the status of

causing to feel small

casting aspersions on

bringing dishonour to

getting the better of

slagging off

look down one's nose at

blistering

marginalizing^US

descending

blackening the name of

hitting out at

dehumanizing^US

desecrating

bringing discredit to

making light of

pulling apart

doing down

having the last laugh on

making little of

disdaining

disapproving

getting one's comeuppance

blighting

making someone feel ashamed

putting in one's place

betraying

vanquishing

confusing

putting out of countenance

letting wind out of sails

knocking the stuffing out of

criticizing^US

making one feel small

striking dumb

forcing to eat humble pie

silencing

bringing down a peg

popping one's balloon

blackening someone's name

bringing into disfavour

criticising^UK

shooting full of holes

libeling^US

libelling^UK

tarring and feathering

reducing to the ranks

making a landing with

landing

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“If you tell Eric that you don't want to go out with him, that would take him down a peg or two.”

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Present participle for to confront through the use of military force

beginning hostilities

making an onslaught on

attempting to capture

conducting an offensive on

launching an attack on

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Present participle for to beat in a contest

wiping the floor with

putting someone in their place

blowing out of the water

Verb

Present participle for to decrease in amount or degree

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

amortising^UK

amortizing^US

economizing^US

economising^UK

putting the brakes on

putting a restriction on

putting a limit on

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(of an action or event) Present participle for to prevent from happening

balking^US

baulking^UK

standing in the way of

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

putting the mockers on

giving the slip

upsetting the applecart

playing off

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

cooking someone's goose

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

pulverizing^US

giving the thumbs down to

blotting out

giving the run around

giving the red light to

rendering ineffective

laying in ruins

pulverising^UK

getting the better of

bringing to screeching halt

raining on someone's parade

flummoxing

making of no use or value

blowing up

bringing to nought

wracking up

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

levelling^UK

leveling^US

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

bringing to a standstill

taking wind out of sails

placing an embargo on

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

knocking something on the head

putting the skids under

declaring null and void

saying no

declaring taboo

refusing permission to

putting the chill on

giving thumbs down

not going for

putting out of action

breaking up

putting out of commission

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Present participle for to completely destroy, especially by pulling to the ground

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

vaporising^UK

vaporizing^US

leveling^US

levelling^UK

wiping from the face of the earth

putting the kibosh on

wiping off the face of the earth

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

putting out of commission

damaging beyond repair

putting out of action

bringing about the downfall of

cutting a swath through

vandalising^UK

vandalizing^US

running onto the rocks

bringing to the ground

chopping

chopping down

causing to fall

knocking to the ground

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Present participle for to remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)

Verb

Present participle for to hold or write a review of

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Present participle for to take the life of

sterilising^UK

sterilizing^US

giving someone the works

blotting out

terminating with extreme prejudice

wiping off the face of the earth

wiping from the face of the earth

taking someone's life

canceling^US

sending to the gas chambers

sending to kingdom come

cancelling^UK

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Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for

throwing shade

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

casting aspersions on

giving a bad press to

pummelling^UK

throwing brickbats at

passing strictures upon

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

giving something a battering

belaboring^US

giving someone a dressing-down

belabouring^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

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Present participle for to make (someone or something) late or slow

getting in the way of

standing in the way of

bringing to screeching halt

hog-tying

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

balking^US

baulking^UK

putting the brakes on

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

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Present participle for to dismiss from a job

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Present participle for to admonish or reproach angrily

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving someone a bollocking

lacing to

letting someone have it

giving someone a caning

hauling over the coals

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

going on at

speaking to

taking to task

taking to the woodshed

talking to

getting after

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

putting on the mat

tearing off a strip

calling on the carpet

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

slapping someone's wrist

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The action of recording an item in a diary, list, etc.

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