306 entries under expression topic. ×

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send up(verb, control, check, reduce)
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shut down(hinder, impede, obstruct, silence)
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shut in(verb, control, check, reduce)
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slack up(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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slacken off(verb, release, relax, loosen)
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subtract from(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower)
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suck dry(reduce, strain, consume, dry)
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suffer defeat(drop, fall, fail, lose)
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tail away(verb, phrasal verb, quiet, increase)
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take a header(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
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take a load off(verb, idiom, reduce, ease)
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take the bite out(verb, idiom, calm, decline)
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take the edge(verb, idiom, calm, quiet)
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take the edge off(verb, idiom, decline, reduce)
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thin down(narrow, dwindle, elongate)
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throw away(verb, blow, consume, lose)
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throw out(verb, reduce, ease, lessen)
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tip over(verb, drop, decline, settle)
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trifle away(verb, blow, consume, lose)
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trim away(reduce, lower, trim, rationalize)
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