447 entries under expression topic. ×
| cut back(verb, phrasal verb, control, reduce) | |
| cut down(verb, phrasal verb, drop, cut) | |
| cut off(verb, stop, check, crush) | |
| die down(drop, control, cut, decline) | |
| drop off(drop, cut, decline, reduce) | |
| dry up(verb, stop, drop, quiet) | |
| fall off(drop, cut, decline, reduce) | |
| fight back(verb, stop, prevent, resist) | |
| foul up(verb, stop, check, ruin) | |
| hang up(verb, stop, hold, control) | |
| hold at bay(verb, idiom, control, check) | |
| hold captive(hold, bind, commit, confine) | |
| hold fast(verb, hold, close, fix) | |
| hold in custody(idiom, hold, commit, confine) | |
| hold in leash(idiom, restraint) | |
| hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close) | |
| keep in custody(idiom, hold, commit, confine) | |
| keep lid on(verb, idiom, stop, control) | |
| lay down the law(idiom, order, set, charge) | |
| lay under restraint(idiom, restraint) |
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