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put the lid on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, cut)
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stay(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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strangle(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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stultify(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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suffocate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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throw cold water on(expression, idiom, cool, restrain, crush)
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tie up(verb, expression, hold, control, cool)
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anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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avoid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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box in(verb, expression, cool, restrain, halt)
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burke(verb, stop, close, restrain, curb)
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chill(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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circumscribe(verb, hold, control, check, reduce)
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clam up(verb, expression, stop, close, restrain)
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clamp down(verb, expression, stop, restrain, curb)
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counter(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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counteract(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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