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To make upset or uncomfortable

To bring into disorder or disarray

To lead someone astray with one's own actions as an example

To undermine one's power or authority, especially of an established system or institution

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

To be unable to find something

(of an action or event) To prevent from happening

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Verb

To make upset or uncomfortable

throw off balance

put someone off their stroke

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

set someone back on their heels

put someone off their stride

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

stop someone in their tracks

put out of countenance

put the wind up

catch off balance

take by surprise

make someone scratch their head

give a hard time

do someone's head in

take the wind out of your sails

make uncomfortable

cause anxiety to

give someone grief

cause to be at a stand

rattle one's cage

render speechless

scare the bejesus out of

mess with someone's head

get on your wick

knock the stuffing out of

make someone's blood run cold

cause disquiet to

knock props out

make self-conscious

send into a spin

prey on your mind

occupy thoughts

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

put off one's stroke

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

cause suffering to

cause anguish to

leave open-mouthed

take your breath away

strike with awe

upset the applecart

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

make it tough for

be a great weight on

make speechless

throw for a loop

hurt somebody's feelings

weigh heavily on one's mind

send over the edge

drive you out of your mind

be repugnant to

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

make someone jump out of their skin

give someone a jolt

give someone a fright

get on one's nerves

rub up the wrong way

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

drive up the wall

hit a sour note

try your patience

drive you up the wall

drive to distraction

get under your skin

give offence to

fill with consternation

throw into a tizzy

raise someone's eyebrows

completely surprise

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

give someone goose pimples

strike terror into

chill to the bone

chill to the marrow

scare the pants off

give someone the heebie-jeebies

throw into a panic

throw into tizzy

put the fear of God into

chill someone's blood

frighten the living daylights out of

make flesh crawl

make someone's hair curl

catch on the hop

give someone the hump

get in your hair

cut to the quick

rub the wrong way

make someone see red

put your back up

get your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

get your dander up

put someone's nose out of joint

make your blood boil

be on your back

raise your hackles

ruffle one's feathers

make one's heart bleed

drive round the twist

get your hackles up

weigh heavily on

get up someone's nose

get across someone

give a bad time

cause discomfort to

send into a rage

give someone the pip

make despondent

break someone's heart

bring tears to your eyes

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

rattle someone's cage

cause trouble to

break the heart of

reduce to tears

breathe down someone's neck

be disagreeable to

break one's heart

make discontented

cause concern to

put on the spot

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

put a damper on

put into a funk

cast a gloom upon

rub you up the wrong way

be offensive to

cause offence to

stick in one's craw

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

set one's teeth on edge

fill with loathing

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

be on the back of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

go to your head

try the patience of

break someone's spirit

take the wind out

cause suffering

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

push the buttons of

knock for a loop

push one's buttons

drive you crazy

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

be disagreeable

be an affront to

tread on someone's toes

cast a gloom on

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

be a nuisance to

get someone's wick

dampen someone's spirit

offend morals of

knock the wind out of

drive you to distraction

catch one short

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

set someone's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on someone's mind

push someon's buttons

arouse hostility in

make a monkey of

harsh one's mellow

make someone's stomach rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

work into lather

take a rise out of

drive you off your head

make you see red

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

throw a curveball

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

cause to lose your bearings

be distasteful to

be displeasing to

make somebody's blood boil

drive out of mind

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

fill with terror

bend someone's ear

dash the hopes of

get on someone's case

cast a pall over

put pressure on

shatter the illusions of

dampen the spirits of

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

put out of action

hit like a ton of bricks

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make your head spin

mess with one's head

be all Greek to

set someone thinking

hurt the feelings of

take control of

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

give you the creeps

be repulsive to

put to some trouble

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

freeze your blood

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

get the wind up

curdle the blood

harsh someone's mellow

make teeth chatter

make someone's heart bleed

throw into a fright

give one the creeps

make one's blood run cold

scare someone half to death

cause illness to

be injurious to

go against the grain

have an adverse effect on

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“The flying debris and open sewage were the first of many shocks that would unsettle an unprepared visitor.”

Verb

To bring into disorder or disarray

throw into disorder

throw into confusion

throw into uproar

turn upside down

throw into disarray

turn topsy-turvy

play havoc with

get out of order

make a shambles of

put out of order

cause turmoil in

cause confusion in

bring into disorder

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

make disorderly

knock off balance

throw into a state of disorganization

bring into disarray

throw into chaos

put out of place

get into a tangle

turn inside-out

rattle one's cage

upset the applecart

muddy the waters

strike at the foundations

run one's fingers through

put in disarray

change the order

make more difficult

make difficulties

make complicated

render unintelligible

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“If diversity is always imagined in the same ways, it becomes, ironically, homogenized, and loses its power to unsettle established ways of thinking.”

Verb

To lead someone astray with one's own actions as an example

set a bad example

badly influence

make degenerate

Verb

To undermine one's power or authority, especially of an established system or institution

bring about the downfall of

give someone the boot

remove from office

remove from power

axe^UK

throw out on your ear

run out of town

ax^US

give someone the push

ride out on rail

give someone their marching orders

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Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

shake uncontrollably

shake violently

move to and fro

move spasmodically

move up and down

move back and forth

move backwards and forwards

shake like a leaf

have the shakes

have the quivers

move convulsively

swing back and forth

swing backwards and forwards

move from side to side

wave to and fro

become unsteady

move side to side

swing from side to side

swing to and fro

walk unsteadily

tremble precariously

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Verb

To be unable to find something

Verb

(of an action or event) To prevent from happening

stand in the way of

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

take wind out of

put the mockers on

upset the applecart

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

put a spoke in someone's wheel

cramp one's style

get in the way of

queer someone's pitch

be a hindrance to

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

throw monkey wrench in

give the run around

provide against

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to it

steal a march on

halt in its tracks

throw a monkey wrench in the works

bring to a close

prevent from making progress

stand in the way

be one step ahead of

act in advance of

head off at pass

put the brakes on

take out of play

bring to a standstill

bring to screeching halt

give a hard time

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

get the better of

take wind out of sails

dash one's hope

throw a spoke in the wheel of

take the wind out of your sails

get bogged down

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