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knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth
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(Definition of knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abate verb
- adulterate verb
- attenuate verb
- attrition noun
- be fading away/fast idiom
- blunt verb
- decline noun
- dull verb
- ebb verb (FEELING)
- falter verb
- flagging adjective
- keep sb down phrasal verb
- neutralize verb (CHEMISTRY/ELECTRICITY)
- neutralize verb (STOP EFFECT)
- relieve verb (MAKE BETTER)
- water sth down phrasal verb (DRINK)
- water sth down phrasal verb (IDEA)
- waver verb
- weaken verb
- wilt verb
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