447 entries under expression topic. ×
| rein in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control) | |
| shut in(verb, hold, control, check) | |
| shut up(verb, stop, quiet, cool) | |
| tone down(verb, calm, control, beat) | |
| box up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control) | |
| calm down(verb, phrasal verb, drop, quiet) | |
| choke back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold) | |
| fence in(hold, contain, trap, commit) | |
| hold in check(idiom, restraint) | |
| peg down(hold, cover, secure, join) | |
| play down(verb, control, reduce, cool) | |
| set back(verb, hold, check, keep) | |
| black out(verb, stop, cut, remove) | |
| box in(verb, control, halt, block) | |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, stop, control) | |
| call on(order, charge, decline, reject) | |
| cool off(verb, control, close, limit) | |
| cork up(verb, take, keep, stay) | |
| cover up(verb, stop, check, crush) | |
| crack down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
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