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| stick around(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| stick up(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| take captive(verb, seize, capture, imprison) | |
| take downtown(arrest, capture) | |
| take hostage(verb, seize, capture, imprison) | |
| take in for questioning(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| throw away the keys(idiom, hold, imprison, incarcerate) | |
| throw book at(verb, idiom, confine, imprison) | |
| throw in dungeon(idiom, hold, imprison, incarcerate) | |
| throw the book at(idiom, hold, imprison, incarcerate) | |
| ward off(verb, hold, delay, defer) |
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