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19 entries under expression topic. ×
| bear down(verb, phrasal verb, defeat, subdue) | |
| beat down(verb, phrasal verb, defeat, subdue) | |
| break in(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, curb) | |
| break the spirit(verb, idiom, restrain, curb) | |
| bring to knees(verb, idiom, defeat, subdue) | |
| hold sway(verb, defeat, subdue, overpower) | |
| keep under thumb(verb, idiom, defeat, subdue) | |
| kick around(verb, phrasal verb, defeat, subdue) | |
| make compliant(verb, restrain, curb, suppress) | |
| put down(verb, phrasal verb, defeat, subdue) | |
| reel back in(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, defeat) | |
| rule over(verb, phrasal verb, defeat, subdue) | |
| tone down(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, curb) | |
| water down(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, curb) | |
| get the better of(verb, idiom, sugaring, domiciliate) | |
| get the upper hand(verb, idiom, sugaring, domiciliate) | |
| get under control(verb, idiom, sugaring, domiciliate) | |
| get upper hand(verb, idiom, sugaring, domiciliate) | |
| triumph over(verb, sugaring, domiciliate, housetraining) |
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