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| call it a day(verb, expression, stop, close) | |
| clip the wings | |
| come to standstill(expression, shake, wait) | |
| dead time | |
| follow a scent(expression, draw, follow, extend) | |
| get no place fast(verb, expression, stop, stay) | |
| give a rain check(expression, defer, shelve) | |
| give rain check(verb, expression, extend, suspend) | |
| give the run around(expression, cool, hesitate, dawdle) | |
| hammer away at(verb, expression, examine, figure) | |
| hang onto your hat(expression, stop, stay, rest) | |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, pause, linger) | |
| hemming and hawing(noun, expression, weakness, doubt) | |
| hit the brakes(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate) | |
| hold the phone(expression, stop, stay, rest) | |
| hold your horses | |
| keep in check | |
| keep shirt on(expression, stop, stay, rest) | |
| keep waiting(verb, expression, reduce, restrain) | |
| let down flaps(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
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