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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, control, check)
7
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
5
slow up(verb, phrasal verb, check, delay)
4
clip the wings(idiom, slowness)
4
lose speed(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
4
reduce speed(verb, idiom, stop, check)
4
rein in(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain)
4
set back(verb, phrasal verb, check, reduce)
4
take in sail(idiom, slowness)
3
blow the whistle
3
bring up short
3
cut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
hold in check
3
pasture brake(noun, idiom)
3
pull up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, halt)
3
put paid to
3
stem the tide
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Pteridium aquilinum(noun, idiom)
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anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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bearing rein(idiom, prison)
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