163 entries under expression topic. ×
| scare away(upset, shock, agitate, discourage) | |
| scare to death(idiom, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| set back(verb, phrasal verb, resist, overthrow) | |
| shove aside(verb, stop, halt, prevent) | |
| shut down(verb, close, end, complete) | |
| sit on(verb, hold, control, restrain) | |
| stop up(stop, close, halt, prevent) | |
| strike terror into(idiom, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| take out of play(idiom, stop, close, halt) | |
| throw a wet blanket on(verb, idiom, prevent, discourage) | |
| throw cold water on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) | |
| throw off(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart) | |
| tie up(verb, hold, control, restrain) | |
| urge not to(verb, idiom, prevent, discourage) | |
| abstain from(stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| attract attention(verb, discourage, distract, sidetrack) | |
| bend the rules(verb, idiom, discourage, distract) | |
| box in(verb, block, delay, curb) | |
| bring down(verb, depress, discourage, sadden) | |
| bring to a close(verb, idiom, stop, close) |
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