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bog down(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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brake pedal
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close off(verb, stop, close, check)
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cut back(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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cut down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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ease off(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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hang up(stop, close, check, halt)
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hit the brakes(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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keep waiting(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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let down flaps(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lose ground(idiom, slowness)
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lose steam(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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shut down(verb, stop, check, halt)
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shut off(verb, stop, close, check)
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wind down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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back off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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ball and chain(idiom, control, check, limit)
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block out(stop, close, halt, prevent)
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blow whistle on(verb, idiom, block, delay)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay)
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