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put a stop to(verb, expression, stop, ruin)
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put an end to(verb, expression, stop, restrain)
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put end to(expression, cross, frustrate, blank)
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put on back burner(expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate)
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put on hold(expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate)
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put the lid on(verb, expression, restrain, curb)
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put up a fight(expression, oppose, disagree, contradict)
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put up an argument(expression, oppose, disagree, contradict)
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render null and void(verb, expression, stop, prevent)
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rise in arms(expression, disregard, ignore, snub)
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run circles around(verb, expression, stop, halt)
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run rings around(verb, expression, stop, halt)
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say no way(expression, oppose, disagree, contradict)
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say not a chance(expression, oppose, disagree, contradict)
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say nothing doing(expression, oppose, disagree, contradict)
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sit on fence(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
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take law into own hands(expression, disregard, ignore, snub)
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take no denial
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take wind out of(verb, expression, stop, ruin)
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take wind out of sails(expression, cross, frustrate, blank)
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