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| cool off(verb, restrain, suppress, limit) | |
| cover up(verb, restrain, curb, suppress) | |
| crack the whip(verb, idiom, order, run) | |
| golden mean(noun, measure, restraint, simplicity) | |
| happy medium(noun, measure, restraint, simplicity) | |
| have in hand(verb, idiom, hold, keep) | |
| have power(verb, determine, direct, rule) | |
| have the say(verb, idiom, keep, run) | |
| hold at bay(verb, idiom, check, restrain) | |
| hold down(verb, stop, hold, check) | |
| hold in check(idiom, restraint) | |
| hold in leash(idiom, restraint) | |
| inside track(noun, power, position, right) | |
| keep down(verb, hold, restrain, curb) | |
| keep within bounds(idiom, restraint) | |
| lay down the law(verb, idiom, state, order) | |
| lay under restraint(idiom, restraint) | |
| lock up(verb, hold, maintain, restrain) | |
| make it(verb, take, clear, beat) | |
| play down(verb, reduce, cool, restrain) |
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