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| keep under wraps(verb, idiom, restrain, crush) | |
| lock up(verb, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) | |
| monkey wrench(noun, block, difficulty, obstacle) | |
| pass on(verb, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) | |
| put a lock on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) | |
| put a stopper in(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) | |
| put chill on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) | |
| put down(verb, cool, restrain, halt) | |
| put half nelson on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) | |
| rule out(verb, restrain, halt, block) | |
| shut out(verb, restrain, halt, block) | |
| simmer down(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, crush) | |
| stumbling block(noun, block, difficulty, obstacle) | |
| blue flu(strike, protest, stoppage) | |
| booby trap(noun, block, obstacle, impediment) | |
| cut back(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| dam up(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| dead end(stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock) | |
| dead heat(stalemate, standstill, impasse) | |
| end of the road(idiom, stalemate, standstill, impasse) |
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