possible profanity
366 entries under expression topic. ×
| lay off(reject, halt, bar, swing) | |
| lay on the table(reject, halt, bar, swing) | |
| let down flaps(idiom, reduce, restrain, moderate) | |
| let slide(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) | |
| lie in wait(verb, idiom, stop, stay) | |
| lie low(verb, stop, stay, rest) | |
| limp along(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep) | |
| look for(verb, stop, stay, rest) | |
| look forward to(verb, idiom, stop, stay) | |
| lose steam(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate) | |
| make camp(stop, halt, continue, stay) | |
| muse on(verb, examine, figure, review) | |
| nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, control) | |
| nose out(verb, draw, follow, extend) | |
| pack it in(verb, idiom, stop, drop) | |
| passive resistance(noun, restraint, retreat, evasion) | |
| play a waiting game(idiom, cool, hesitate, dawdle) | |
| pore over(verb, examine, figure, review) | |
| pull back(pause, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| pull the plug(verb, idiom, stop, drop) |
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