35 entries under expression topic. ×
| slow up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check) | |
| hold up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check) | |
| hold back(verb, phrasal verb, check, reduce) | |
| set back(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check) | |
| reduce speed(verb, idiom, reduce, restrain) | |
| bog down(verb, hold, check, keep) | |
| ease off(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| hang up(verb, hold, check, keep) | |
| keep back(verb, hold, keep, delay) | |
| pull in(verb, hold, keep, delay) | |
| anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| back off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay) | |
| choke off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| close off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| cut back(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| cut down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| hit the brakes(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay) | |
| keep waiting(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| let down flaps(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay) |
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