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| close out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close) | |
| crack down(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| cut short(stop, hold, break, control) | |
| fight for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| get in the way(idiom, stop, break, check) | |
| go against(verb, correct, halt, resist) | |
| guard against(verb, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) | |
| hold at bay(idiom, hold, maintain, oppose) | |
| hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check) | |
| keep safe(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| lock up(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| provide sanctuary(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| put a stop to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) | |
| put an end to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) | |
| repel danger(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| sit on(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| stand up to(idiom, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| take in(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| throw cold water on(verb, idiom, stop, check) |
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