125 entries under expression topic. ×

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strike dumb(upset, crush, shame, subdue)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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take off weight(verb, idiom, cut, reduce)
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take the wind out(verb, idiom, crush, annoy)
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taper off(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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tone down(verb, cut, check, reduce)
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turn down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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waste away(verb, decline, reduce, diminish)
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wind down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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write off(verb, cut, check, reduce)
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fall off(verb, decline, reduce, diminish)
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give in(verb, break, drop, give)
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give out(verb, break, drop, give)
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go down(verb, phrasal verb, break, drop)
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go on a diet(verb, idiom, cut, reduce)
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go to pieces(verb, idiom, break, drop)
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grow smaller(verb, reduce, diminish, contract)
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become stale(verb, decline, dry, decay)
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blow out(dishearten, undermine, dispirit)
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bring down a peg(idiom, shame, humiliate, chasten)
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