stymie (someone or something)
stymie (someone or something)
To delay, obstruct, or thwart someone or something. If you think I'm going to let some bratty upstart stymie my plans of becoming governor, you've got another think coming! Rescue attempts are being stymied by record snowfall.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stymie
(ˈstɑɪmi) tv. to obstruct someone or something. He did everything he could to stymie the investigation.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- stymie
- stand in (someone's or something's) way
- with (something or someone) in mind
- with something in mind
- react
- react against
- react against (someone or something)
- I'm be damned if I (do something)
- I'm/I'll be damned if...
- make common cause against (someone or something)