393 entries under expression topic. ×
| abstain from(stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| beat back(verb, cut, separate, cool) | |
| beat off(verb, control, cut, check) | |
| beg off(verb, decline, reject, dismiss) | |
| blot out(cover, block, obscure, suppress) | |
| blow the whistle on(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| bring to standstill(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| brush off(verb, cut, check, decline) | |
| cast aside(verb, cut, separate, cool) | |
| cease fire(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| chase away(verb, cut, separate, cool) | |
| choke back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control) | |
| cool down(verb, control, check, reduce) | |
| cool it(verb, stop, close, end) | |
| cool off(verb, control, make, force) | |
| cut back(control, reduce, restrain, delay) | |
| cut down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| cut short(stop, control, close, end) | |
| dispense with(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
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