“Honestly, I don't see the film as being successfully neorealistic, but to call it a simple docudrama would disparage both the film and the director.”

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To lessen the confidence of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

knock the stuffing out of

give someone the blues

terrorize^US

appall^US

appal^UK

terrorise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

dash hopes

bring tears to your eyes

hang over

scare off

make one's heart bleed

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

put someone off their stroke

dampen the spirits of

make one's hair stand on end

curdle the blood

make teeth chatter

make one's blood run cold

chill to the bone

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

knock the wind out of

undermine one's confidence

sap the confidence of

cause disquiet to

cause someone to lose their composure

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

throw off

make uneasy

wound

dampen someone's spirit

dampen someone's hopes

scare witless

hector

infuriate

make someone jump out of their skin

scare stiff

give someone goose pimples

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

put the fear of God into

chill to the marrow

scare the pants off

scare someone half to death

scare the bejesus out of

throw into a fright

give someone the heebie-jeebies

freeze your blood

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

cut to the quick

cause to lose hope

blackjack

take the heart out of

scare the daylights out of

tyrannize^US

exhaust someone's patience

tyrannise^UK

let wind out of sails

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

give someone the hump

tug at your heartstrings

fill with consternation

throw into a tizzy

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“With parents that constantly disparage him, one can hardly blame the poor boy for being timid.”

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To (verbally) attack repeatedly

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

make somebody's hackles rise

breathe down someone's neck

rub you up the wrong way

ruffle one's feathers

drive you up the wall

send into a rage

put someone's nose out of joint

criticize^US

criticise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

be a pain in the neck

work up

give the business

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's side

get up someone's nose

breath down someone's neck

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

eat away at

grill

start

rattle someone's cage

ask for it

umbrage

try the patience of

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

be a thorn in someone's flesh

be like a red rag to a bull

agonize^US

agonise^UK

get on someone's back

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

get on someone's case

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To complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

criticise^UK

criticize^US

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

talk under your breath

make a scene

make a song and dance

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

sound off about

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

raise trivial objections

raise trivial objections to

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disapproval of

wring one's hands over

express objections to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

beat one's breast about

beat one's breast

shoot off one's mouth

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