tackle

/ˈtækl/ verb [T]

Definition

DEAL WITH › to try to deal with a problem: new ways to tackle crime

SPEAK TO UK › to speak to someone about something bad that they have done: I decided to tackle him about his absences.

BALL › to try to get the ball from someone in a game such as football

(Definition of tackle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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