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hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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rein in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
6
set back(verb, hold, keep, reduce)
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size up(verb, support, study, fix)
6
stave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
tick off(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, condemn)
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bottle up(verb, hold, take, control)
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check mark(noun, idiom)
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fend off(verb, control, cut, separate)
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hold at bay(idiom, stop, control, close)
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keep at bay(verb, idiom, control, cut)
5
keep in check(verb, idiom, restrain, crush)
5
pore over(verb, study, consider, criticize)
5
push back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
5
take stock of(idiom, study, consider, criticize)
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beat off(verb, control, cut, separate)
4
bring up short(verb, idiom)
4
clip the wings(idiom, slowness)
4
cut off(verb, stop, break, take)
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drive back(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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