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| hold out against(verb, expression, stop, attack) | |
| hold the reins(verb, expression, order, run) | |
| keep feeling inside oneself(verb, expression, check, restrain) | |
| keep in custody(expression, hold, commit, confine) | |
| keep in line(verb, expression, hold, control) | |
| keep lid on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop) | |
| keep the lid on(verb, expression, control, check) | |
| keep tight rein on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control) | |
| keep under wraps(verb, expression, restrain, crush) | |
| keep within bounds(verb, expression, control, check) | |
| keep within limits(verb, expression, control, check) | |
| lay down the law(verb, expression, order, run) | |
| means of restraint(expression, restraint, dissuasion) | |
| monkey around with(verb, expression, calm, cool) | |
| nip in the bud(verb, expression, stop, control) | |
| play for time(verb, expression, stop, control) | |
| put a cork in(expression, stop, close, end) | |
| put behind bars(expression, hold, commit, confine) | |
| put half nelson on(verb, expression, stop, control) | |
| put lid on(verb, expression, restrain, crush) |
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