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cause
a stir
To
cause
controversy, or raise a disturbance.
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lost
cause
A
cause
, attempt, or effort that is hopeless or futile.
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root
cause
An initiating
cause
of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
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act up
To misbehave; to
cause
trouble.
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bring upon
To
cause
to befall.
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fall away
To cease to support a person or
cause
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bring round
To resuscitate; to
cause
to regain consciousness.
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buck off
To
cause
to fall off.
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keep from
To prevent or restrain ; refrain or
cause
refrain.
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lay low
To knock out; to
cause
to fall.
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put down to
To state the
cause
of a situation.
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take back
To
cause
to remember some past event or time.
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throw down
To
cause
something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
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touch off
To start; to
cause
, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
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mess up
To
cause
a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
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bring about
To
cause
to take place.
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bring out
To
cause
a visible symptom such as spots or a rash.
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chase down
To investigate the
cause
of something.
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heat up
To heat, to
cause
to become hotter.
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keep down
To
cause
not to increase or rise.
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kick in
To kick or strike so as to
cause
the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
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pump up
To
cause
one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.
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run into
To
cause
to collide with.
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stave in
To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to
cause
to collapse inward.
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suck into
To
cause
someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.
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at hand
Being at the moment the center of attention or the
cause
of trouble.
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bad taste in one's mouth
A feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to
cause
nausea.
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bad taste in one's mouth
A feeling something is morally despicable as to
cause
nausea.
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beat up
To
cause
by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
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bite the hand that feeds you
To
cause
harm to a benefactor.
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blow away
To
cause
to go away by blowing.
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break someone's heart
To
cause
a person to feel grief or sadness.
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bring back
To
cause
someone to remember something from the past.
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bug out
To
cause
to bulge.
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burn a hole in one's pocket
To
cause
someone to be tempted to spend money.
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buy time
Purposefully
cause
a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.
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cool down
To
cause
something temperature to lower.
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cool down
To
cause
to become less agitated.
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crack up
To
cause
to laugh heartily.
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cry all the way to the bank
To be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the
cause
of such receipt.
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die
Followed by with. Now rare as indicating direct
cause
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do for
cause
the ruin of
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do someone proud
To
cause
someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.
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don't shit where you eat
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not
cause
trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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drive-by media
Media professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to
cause
excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.
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esprit de corps
A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a
cause
among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
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feet of clay
To say that someone, who appears strong or invincible, in fact has a hidden weak point which could
cause
their fall.
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fix someone's wagon
To punish someone; to
cause
injury, distress, or inconvenience for someone.
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flutter in the dovecote
I further argued that the principal
cause
for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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give hostage to fortune
To take an action or make a statement that is risky be
cause
it could
cause
you trouble later.
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