200 entries under expression topic. ×

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play for time(verb, idiom, stop, hold)
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put half nelson on(verb, idiom, make, force)
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put in irons
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put on brakes(verb, idiom, stop, reduce)
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reach boiling point
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rule the roost(verb, idiom, order, run)
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send up(control, restrain, limit, restrict)
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sit on(verb, hold, control, keep)
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sit on top of(verb, idiom, order, run)
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slacken pace(verb, stop, hold, control)
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stand on end(verb, idiom, rise, swell)
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stand up(verb, rise, stiffen, prickle)
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stop oneself(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
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take over(verb, order, run, restrain)
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tone down(verb, restrain, curb, suppress)
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upper hand(noun, force, power, rule)
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water down(verb, restrain, curb, suppress)
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wire pulling(noun, force, power, rule)
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abstain from(stop, restrain, prevent)
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assume command(verb, run, direct, rule)
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