Checkmate synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Checkmate

• cut short
• nip in the bud
• dead end
• full stop
• beat the system
• cause setback
• take wind out of sails
• throw for loop
• bring to knees
• trample underfoot
• wipe off map
• false step
• faux pas
• flash in the pan
• lead balloon
• sinking ship
• total loss
• play for time
• slacken pace
• give the run-around
• give the slip
• upset the apple cart
• booby trap
• stumbling block
• monkey wrench
• dead heat
• dead stop
• break short
• stop cold
• stop dead
• stop short
• give the runaround
• upset apple cart
• in action
• to frustrate
• lead balloons
• hang-up
• cast-down
• beat-down
• also-ran
• good-for-nothing
• has-been
• might-have-been
• born loser
• no-good
• make uncomfortable
• make self-conscious
• halt in its tracks
• throw a spanner in the works
• bring to a close