413 entries under expression topic. ×
| nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| play for time(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| pull back(verb, hold, control, restrain) | |
| put a stop to(verb, idiom, stop, reject) | |
| put off(verb, stop, hold, reject) | |
| rein in(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| round up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, take) | |
| shut down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, calm) | |
| shut out(verb, stop, close, restrain) | |
| slow up(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| stand still(verb, stop, close, end) | |
| stave off(verb, stop, hold, keep) | |
| stop dead(verb, destroy, halt, weaken) | |
| stop up(stop, close, halt, prevent) | |
| take down(verb, phrasal verb, check, delay) | |
| tie down(verb, hold, control, restrain) | |
| tie up(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| work stoppage(strike, protest, stoppage, slowdown) | |
| avoid the issue(verb, idiom, stop, halt) | |
| back off(verb, check, delay, hinder) |
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