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| back off(expression, stop, end, fail) | |
| balk(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny) | |
| battle(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| bear(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| bit(control, restrain, suppress, limit) | |
| blow off(expression, hold, break, drop) | |
| bottle up(expression, control, restrain, suppress) | |
| box in(expression, control, restrain, suppress) | |
| bring to an end(expression, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| bring to screeching halt(expression, idiom, control, restrain) | |
| brook(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| buck(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| bypass(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny) | |
| call it quits(expression, idiom, stop, end) | |
| cede(drop, give, decline, abandon) | |
| clam up(expression, keep, suppress, refuse) | |
| clog(control, restrain, suppress, limit) | |
| close out(expression, stop, end, fail) | |
| cold turkey(expression, hold, break, drop) | |
| combat(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
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