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keep from(stop, restrain, prevent, withhold)
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keep in(verb, stop, reduce, restrain)
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keep in line(verb, idiom, hold, control)
2
keep lid on(idiom, control, make, force)
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keep under control
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pull back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
1
become upset(verb, rise, swell, rage)
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blow up(verb, rise, rage, excited)
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box in(control, restrain, limit, restrict)
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box up(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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break in(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, curb)
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break the spirit(verb, idiom, restrain, curb)
1
bring to heel(verb, idiom, restrain, curb)
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bring to screeching halt(idiom, control, restrain, limit)
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choke back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
1
clam up(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
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cool down(control, restrain, limit, restrict)
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crack down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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crack the whip(verb, idiom, order, run)
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cut short(verb, stop, hold, control)
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