150 entries under curb topic. ×

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oppose(verb, stop, decline, reject, ruin)
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rein in(expression, stop, reduce, restrain, delay)
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trammel(verb, stop, check, bother, ruin)
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anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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baffle(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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bog down(verb, expression, hold, check, keep)
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bridle(verb, stop, restrain, limit)
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choke(verb, stop, close, check, reduce)
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constrain(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
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control(verb, stop, hold, reduce, restrain)
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cramp(verb, stop, check, bother, ruin)
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crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, block)
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cut short(expression, stop, break, reject, bother)
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debar(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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deter(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
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ease off(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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foil(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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get in the way(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
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