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| nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| nullify(verb, stop, hinder, depress) | |
| overcome(verb, stop, hinder, depress) | |
| put a damper on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, upset) | |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| restrict(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) | |
| rule out(verb, expression, stop, check, reject) | |
| snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| upset the applecart(verb, expression, idiom, stop) | |
| advise against(verb, expression, check, sway) | |
| beat(verb, stop, upset, dull, reduce) | |
| bottleneck(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| caution against(verb, expression, thwart, deter) | |
| checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| chicken out(verb, expression, thwart, deter) | |
| clog(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| confine(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| confront(verb, stop, restrain, hinder) | |
| conquer(verb, stop, hinder, depress) |
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