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77 entries under expression topic. ×

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hold up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, time)
6
bog down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check)
6
hold back(verb, check, reduce, dismiss)
4
hang up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, time)
4
hold at bay(idiom, resist, repel, repulse)
4
hold in check(verb, idiom)
3
keep back(verb, hold, keep, delay)
3
clip the wings
3
hold in leash
3
keep in check
3
keep under control
3
lay under restraint
3
lose speed(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
rein in(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
slow up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check)
3
take in sail
2
anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
bottle up(resist, repel, repulse)
2
cut back(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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