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rule out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, decline)
2
keep lid on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
2
shut out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
stave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
throw cold water on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
1
bottle up(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
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box in(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, restrain, halt)
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declare illegal(verb, stop, decline, reject)
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defend against(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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hang up(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
1
head off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
1
hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
1
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
1
jam up(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
1
lock up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, decline)
1
make impracticable(stop, prevent, impede, exclude)
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nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
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pass on(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
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