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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
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Hi! everyone.Could you tell me,what it is called when a person destroys someones plain or cause someones plane to fail and also when a person hinders someone from succeeding?
I will be very thankfull,if you please give me some words that give the above mentioned meanings.
Thanks!
  

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silak12 Hi! I will be very thankfull,if you please give me some words that give the above mentioned meanings. Thanks!

— Nikoo

  • silak12 Hi!
  • I will be very thankfull,if you please give me some words that give the above mentioned meanings.
  • Thanks!
  • I suggest these words: block , foil , obstruct and thwart .
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silak12Hi! everyone.Could you tell me,what it is called when a person destroys someone's plain (Did you mean "plan"?) or cause someone's plane (plan?) to fail and also when a person hinders someone from
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silak12destroys someones plain or cause someones plane
destroys someone's plan or cause someone's plan to fail

You can sabotage them. You can torpedo them by doing something to ruin their plan without their knowledge. You can throw a monkey wrench in the works (I believe the Brits throw a spanner instead of a monkey
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How about "pour cold water on someone's plan / idea / proposal"?

I wonder why there are so many ways to be evil.
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NikooI wonder why there are so many ways to be evil.
Because it's usually more fun than being good.
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I am very greatful to all of you for giving me such nice replies.
very very much thanks again.
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