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Present participle for to load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

Present participle for to cause sadness or distress to

Present participle for to burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively

Present participle for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Present participle for to overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

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Present participle for to load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

“To weigh down the cart so it wouldn't roll away in the wind, she used two bricks and four-gallon jugs filled with water.”

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Present participle for to cause sadness or distress to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

making someone fed up

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking for six

preying on your mind

giving someone the blues

knocking the stuffing out of

causing discomfort to

pressing

turning off

breaking someone's heart

taking the heart out of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

harshing someone's mellow

breaking the heart of

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

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“I chose not to weigh the child down with cares that were beyond his years.”

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Present participle for to burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively

thrusting something on

inflicting something on

dumping

fobbing something off on to

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Present participle for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

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Present participle for to overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

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Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

baulking^UK

balking^US

getting in the way of

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

standing in the way of

putting the kibosh on

putting at a disadvantage

holding in

placing at a disadvantage

bringing to screeching halt

working against

pulling in

keeping under control

keeping within bounds

straitjacketing

suffocating

sidetracking

tying someone's hands

putting straitjacket on

throwing monkey wrench in

preventing from making progress

putting out of commission

keeping within the limits of

measuring

ruling

taking out of play

putting the brakes on

outlawing

subverting

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

treating unfavourably

inflicting a handicap on

doing a disservice to

putting in an unfavourable position

treating unfairly

giving a disadvantage to

bringing to a standstill

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the brakes on

giving the run around

putting on hold

hanging fire

dragging through the mud

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

keeping within limits

girdling

corking

keeping a tight rein on

holding in check

helping

queering the pitch of

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