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bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, close, cool)
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corner the market(expression, originate, copyright, multitask)
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get hooks into(expression, enslave, disfranchise)
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go into hiding(expression, overspread, bury, stash)
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keep lid on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
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keep to oneself(expression, originate, copyright, multitask)
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keep under thumb(expression, enslave, disfranchise)
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not give away(expression, overspread, bury, stash)
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not let go(verb, expression, stick, arrest)
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put a lock on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
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put a stopper in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
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put chill on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
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put half nelson on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
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put in irons(expression, enslave, disfranchise)
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put lock on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
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put out of the way(expression, overspread, bury, stash)
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throw book at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, jail)
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throw cold water on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
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throw the book at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sentence)
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time up the river(expression, imprisonment, custody, confinement)
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APASmart Define. (2013). locking up thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/locking_up/thesaurus/synonyms
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