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49 entries under expression topic. ×
| add sweetening(verb, tempt, soft-soap, soft-soaping) | |
| appeal to(verb, tempt, soft-soap, soft-soaping) | |
| apple polish(verb, tempt, soft-soap, soft-soaping) | |
| argue into(verb, tempt, soft-soap, soft-soaping) | |
| bear down(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, crush) | |
| beat down(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, crush) | |
| break in(verb, phrasal verb, break, raise) | |
| break the spirit(verb, idiom, curb, domesticate) | |
| bring to heel(verb, idiom, curb, domesticate) | |
| bring up(verb, phrasal verb, break, raise) | |
| cater to(verb, tempt, soft-soap, soft-soaping) | |
| get around(verb, tempt, soft-soap, soft-soaping) | |
| get next to(verb, idiom, tempt, soft-soap) | |
| get the better of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, restrain) | |
| get the upper hand(verb, idiom, restrain, crush) | |
| get under control(verb, idiom, restrain, crush) | |
| get upper hand(verb, idiom, sugaring, domiciliate) | |
| get used to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, gentle) | |
| lay it on thick(verb, idiom, tempt, soft-soap) | |
| lay on thick(verb, idiom, tempt, soft-soap) |
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