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Contexts

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

To shock, disturb, or upset

To cause amazement

Verb

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To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

balk^US

throw monkey wrench in

baulk^UK

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

put a spoke in someone's wheel

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

queer someone's pitch

throw a monkey wrench in the works

prevent from making progress

throw a spoke in the wheel of

take wind out of sails

throw a monkey wrench into

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to it

beat someone to the draw

take the wind out of your sails

bring to a standstill

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

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Verb

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To shock, disturb, or upset

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

mess with someone's head

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

stop someone in their tracks

terrorize^US

set someone back on their heels

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stroke

disorganize

make someone scratch their head

jumble

boggle the mind

cause to be at a stand

take your breath away

give someone the blues

put out of countenance

get down

leave speechless

put someone off their stride

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

agonize^US

scare the bejesus out of

make unhappy

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

agonise^UK

make one's heart bleed

rattle one's cage

knock over with feather

hit for six

pull the rug out from under

be all Greek to

put one away

bring tears to your eyes

make despondent

pull the rug from under

sweep someone off their feet

dash hopes

make one's hair stand on end

break someone's spirit

make punchy

ball up

break someone's heart

throw into a blue funk

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

dampen someone's spirit

scandalize^US

knock the wind out of

prostrate

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

antagonize^US

scandalise^UK

antagonise^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

gross out

enfeeble

raise someone's eyebrows

make emotional

do in

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

hurt somebody's feelings

give someone goose pimples

give someone the heebie-jeebies

put the fear of God into

freeze your blood

rend

make someone jump out of their skin

make one's blood run cold

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

get the wind up

make teeth chatter

scare someone half to death

harsh someone's mellow

turn off

make someone's heart bleed

fill with consternation

give someone the hump

make somebody's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

drive round the twist

get up someone's nose

rattle someone's cage

pressurize^US

galvanize^US

criticize^US

breathe down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

galvanise^UK

make self-conscious

be a great weight on

be a pain in the neck

keep after

be a thorn in someone's side

criticise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get a rise out of

drive you up the wall

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

foil

start

weigh heavily on one's mind

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

tread on someone's toes

drive you to distraction

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

make someone's stomach rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

drive you off your head

cause to lose your bearings

exhaust someone's patience

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

give the cold shoulder

intrude upon

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

get on someone's case

lean on

take over

put pressure on

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

put out of action

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

bring around

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make someone feel sick

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

have an adverse effect on

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

make someone eat humble pie

pull down

make someone eat crow

settle someone's hash

tear down

make one feel small

put someone in their place

fix someone's wagon

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

squelch

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

demote

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Verb

To cause amazement

stop someone in their tracks

spring on

strike with awe

take your breath away

take the wind out of your sails

knock the stuffing out of

appal^UK

scandalize^US

traumatize^US

appall^US

paralyse^UK

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

antagonise^UK

scandalise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

give a turn

shake out of your complacency

set someone back on their heels

make someone's blood run cold

completely surprise

hit like ton of bricks

make someone scratch their head

fluster

cause to be at a stand

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

hit like a ton of bricks

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

put someone off their stroke

foul up

scare the bejesus out of

sweep someone off their feet

put the wind up

knock over with feather

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

hypnotize^US

give someone a fright

hypnotise^UK

knock down with a feather

make someone jump out of their skin

make one's blood run cold

make one's hair stand on end

scare the living daylights out of

scare the pants off of

make teeth chatter

make someone jump out of his skin

put out of countenance

let down

put someone off their stride

mess up

fill with consternation

upset the applecart

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