156 entries under detain topic. ×
| put a lid on(verb, expression, idiom, cool, restrain) | |
| put in prison(verb, expression, idiom, imprison) | |
| put inside(expression, circle, confine, ring) | |
| put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, hold, cool) | |
| put the arm on(verb, expression, idiom, hold, catch) | |
| put the cuffs on(verb, expression, idiom, hold, catch) | |
| put under lock and key(verb, expression, idiom, confine) | |
| round up(verb, expression, hold, catch, seize) | |
| roust(verb, hold, catch, seize, capture) | |
| secure(verb, adjective, hold, restrain, catch) | |
| seize(verb, hold, catch, capture) | |
| send to prison(expression, idiom, hold, condemn, blame) | |
| send up the river(verb, expression, idiom, condemn, confine) | |
| settle(verb, condemn, blame, judge, confine) | |
| shorten(verb, cool, restrain, limit, restrict) | |
| sidetrack(verb, hold, catch, seize, capture) | |
| sit on(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain) | |
| slough(verb, confine, imprison, confinement) | |
| snag(verb, hold, catch, seize, capture) | |
| stay(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
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