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| shut in(verb, control, check, reduce) | |
| slack up(verb, decline, reduce, ease) | |
| slacken off(verb, release, relax, loosen) | |
| sneer at(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage) | |
| sour grapes(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage) | |
| speak ill of(verb, idiom, criticize, knock) | |
| suck dry(reduce, strain, consume, dry) | |
| tail away(verb, phrasal verb, quiet, increase) | |
| take a header(verb, idiom, drop, decline) | |
| take a swipe at(idiom, criticize, scorn, disparage) | |
| take away from(verb, idiom, reduce, weaken) | |
| take down a peg(idiom, reduce, destroy, damage) | |
| take it easy(verb, idiom, stop, calm) | |
| take off(verb, take, remove, reduce) | |
| take off weight(verb, idiom, cut, reduce) | |
| take swipe at(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame) | |
| take the bite out(verb, idiom, decline, reduce) | |
| take the edge(verb, idiom, calm, quiet) | |
| take the edge off(verb, idiom, dull, check) | |
| take the sting out(verb, idiom, calm, quiet) |
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