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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, trouble)
15
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
14
set back(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check)
8
interfere with(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
6
cut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, break)
6
keep back(verb, stop, hold, control)
5
bog down(verb, hold, check, keep)
5
close up(verb, phrasal verb)
5
saddle with(verb, phrasal verb, trouble, charge)
4
hold in check(verb, idiom)
4
shut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
4
shut out(verb, stop, close, check)
4
weigh down(verb, trouble, charge, check)
3
bottle up(verb, control, check, reduce)
3
cease fire(stop, close, end, complete)
3
clip the wings
3
close off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
hang up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
3
keep in check
3
put off(verb, stop, hold, check)
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