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| put on brakes(verb, expression, stop, check) | |
| put on ice(verb, expression, control, check) | |
| put straitjacket on(verb, expression, hold, restrain) | |
| put the lid on(expression, stop, restrain, suppress) | |
| put up a fight(verb, expression, stop, attack) | |
| rake over the coals(expression, correct, humble, humiliate) | |
| rule the roost(verb, expression, order, run) | |
| run circles around(verb, expression, stop, halt) | |
| run rings around(verb, expression, stop, halt) | |
| say no to(verb, expression, decline, reject) | |
| send to prison(expression, hold, commit, confine) | |
| sit on the fence(expression, pass, withdraw, quit) | |
| stand up to(verb, expression, stop, attack) | |
| take exception to(verb, expression, decline, reject) | |
| take the bite out of(verb, expression, calm, cool) | |
| take the cure(expression, restrain, withdraw, quit) | |
| take the edge off(verb, expression, calm, cool) | |
| take the pledge(expression, pass, restrain, withdraw) | |
| take the sting out of(verb, expression, calm, cool) | |
| take to task(expression, correct, humble, humiliate) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2015). curb thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/curb/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2015. "curb thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/curb/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026). |
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