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Past tense for to cause (a vehicle or object) to come off its tracks or railing

Past tense for to obstruct or stop (a process)

Past tense for to cause to deviate from a set course, direction or topic

Past tense for to fill with distress or alarm

Past tense for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

Past tense for to persuade or convince someone not to do something

Not having a sound state of mind

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Verb

Past tense for to cause (a vehicle or object) to come off its tracks or railing

“The saboteurs had set up a small barricade in an effort to derail the train, but miraculously it kept moving forward after blindly crashing through it.”

Verb

Past tense for to obstruct or stop (a process)

nipped in the bud

interfered with

stood in the way of

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

put the mockers on

upset the applecart

put a spoke in someone's wheel

circumnavigated

defended against

steered clear of

taken wind out of

took wind out of

cooked someone's goose

cramped one's style

short-circuited

got in the way of

gotten in the way of

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

dashed one's hope

halted in its tracks

brought to a close

gotten in the way

brought to screeching halt

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

brought to an end

gave the run around

given the run around

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

gave a hard time

given a hard time

got the better of

gotten the better of

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

cracked down on

clamped down on

put a damper on

put up a fight against

played havoc with

brought to naught

destabilized^US

destabilised^UK

put on back burner

put the damper on

dragged your feet

stemmed the flow of

provided against

rendered ineffective

put the brakes on

beat someone to the draw

struggled against

put someone in their place

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to it

blown a hole in

counterbalanced

wreaked havoc with

dragged through the mud

strangled at birth

queered the pitch of

clipped one's wings

poked full of holes

kept under control

tied one's hands

counterweighted

brought an end to

brought to a standstill

prevented from making progress

gotten ahead of

made ineffective

wiped off the map

beaten someone to the draw

turned inside out

acted in advance of

beaten someone to it

brought to knees

refused to accept

poured cold water on

run rings around

rained on someone's parade

brought someone to their knees

trampled underfoot

compensated for

played for time

stole a march on

brought to an end to

wiped the floor with

striven against

made a stand against

locked horns with

gained mastery over

kept at arm's length

gained control of

headed off at pass

stolen a march on

walked all over

beaten someone to the punch

battled against

setted your face against

rebelled against

made mincemeat of

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

threw cold water on

thrown cold water on

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

taken out of play

took out of play

took a stand against

spoke out against

took up arms against

taken issue with

took issue with

taken up arms against

spoken out against

taken a stand against

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a hiding

taken to the cleaners

took to the cleaners

given someone a hiding

ran rings around

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gave someone a drubbing

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“The latest incident threatens to derail negotiations between the two nations.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause to deviate from a set course, direction or topic

got sidetracked from

went astray from

gone astray from

straggled away from

failed to keep to

“Those losing the argument will often employ several different tactics to derail the conversation.”

Verb

Past tense for to fill with distress or alarm

discountenanced

threw off balance

thrown off balance

knocked for six

knocked sideways

put the wind up

filled with consternation

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

discombobulated

put someone off their stroke

caused anxiety to

hurt somebody's feelings

gave a hard time

given a hard time

destabilized^US

made uncomfortable

setted someone back on their heels

given someone grief

gave someone grief

rocked the boat

sent over the edge

pulled the rug from under

pulled the rug out from under

caused anguish to

caused suffering to

disorganized^US

got on your wick

caused disquiet to

aroused anxiety in

knocked off balance

made it tough for

destabilised^UK

gotten worked up

done a number on

did a number on

cut to the quick

put on the spot

put out of countenance

weighed heavily on

put someone's nose out of joint

scared the bejesus out of

put someone off their stride

scared to death

put the fear of God into

preyed on your mind

made someone scratch their head

filled with fear

stopped someone in their tracks

scared the living daylights out of

scared the pants off

made one's hair stand on end

caught off balance

put into a flap

caused to be at a stand

upset the applecart

caused agony to

chilled to the bone

chilled to the marrow

caused discomfort to

caused concern to

knocked the stuffing out of

scared someone out of their wits

got the wind up

given offence to

gave offence to

made teeth chatter

made one's blood run cold

made someone jump out of their skin

put your back up

set someone's teeth on edge

frightened the living daylights out of

cast a gloom upon

hurt the feelings of

hit like ton of bricks

struck terror into

stricken terror into

threw into a panic

thrown into a panic

taken control of

took control of

made self-conscious

caused inconvenience to

caught one short

caused someone to lose their composure

made a monkey of

pressed down on

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

created difficulties for

gave a bad time

given a bad time

caused to panic

caused suffering

taken by surprise

took by surprise

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

caused someone difficulty

inflicted anguish on

offended morals of

pushed the buttons of

knocked props out

given someone the heebie-jeebies

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

frozen your blood

froze your blood

filled with loathing

curdled the blood

curdles the blood

made one's flesh creep

bent someone's ear

driven up the wall

drove up the wall

occupied thoughts

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

scared someone half to death

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

thumbed nose at

reduced to tears

rubbed up the wrong way

caused someone distress

poured cold water on

tugged at your heartstrings

kicked up a stink

aroused sympathy

frightened to death

made your gorge rise

harshed someone's mellow

tugged at the heart

kicked up a fuss

raised someone's eyebrows

left speechless

dampened spirits

lied heavily on

completely surprised

made someone go out of his way

scared the pants off of

made despondent

rubbed the wrong way

made someone jump out of his skin

brought tears to your eyes

made someone fed up

swept someone off their feet

made flesh crawl

caused trouble to

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

thunderstricken

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

shaken out of your complacency

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

shook out of your complacency

given someone bother

gave someone bother

threw a curveball

thrown a curveball

gave one the creeps

given one the creeps

given someone a jolt

given someone a fright

gave someone a jolt

gave someone a fright

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

gave someone the blues

thrown cold water on

given someone the blues

broken someone's heart

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Verb

Past tense for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

disorganized^US

Verb

Past tense for to persuade or convince someone not to do something

Adjective

Not having a sound state of mind

non compos mentis

of unsound mind

mad as a hatter

stark raving mad

nutty as a fruitcake

around the bend

sick in the head

off your rocker

out of one's mind

crazy as a loon

off one's gourd

as daft as a brush

one card shy of a full deck

a few cards shy of a full deck

stark staring mad

not the full shilling

off your trolley

mad as a March hare

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

round the twist

away with the fairies

in another world

severely mentally disordered

psychopathological

not right upstairs

deprived of one's wits

severely mentally ill

having a screw loose

not quite right in the head

foaming at the mouth

not right in the head

with a screw loose

off the deep end

as mad as a hatter

one sandwich short of a picnic

manic-depressive

out of one's tree

as mad as a March hare

having kangaroos in the top paddock

not of sound mind

mentally deranged

out of one's gourd

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

have a screw loose

out of one's head

not in your right mind

daft as a brush

touched in the head

out of one's skull

few X short of a Y

out of one's box

two sandwiches short of a picnic

mentally unbalanced

out of your mind

soft in the head

through the roof

from doolally tap

not knowing what to do with oneself

out of one's wit

beside yourself

hot under the collar

at the end of your tether

in a cold sweat

hot and bothered

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