243 entries under expression topic. ×

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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
7
hold in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
keep back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
bottle up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
hold down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
tie down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
5
tighten up(verb, phrasal verb)
4
hem in(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
4
keep within bounds(verb, idiom, control, check)
4
pull in(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
cool off(verb, phrasal verb, control, make)
3
egg on(verb, make, force, press)
3
hold in custody(idiom, hold, commit, confine)
3
insist upon(verb, take, order, cause)
3
keep from(verb, phrasal verb, pass, withdraw)
3
keep in check(idiom, restraint)
3
keep in custody(idiom, hold, commit, confine)
3
rail in(hold, commit, confine, detain)
3
rein in(verb, stop, hold, control)
3
twist arm(verb, force, bother, urge)
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