155 entries under expression topic. ×

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mark down(verb, cut, reduce, restrain)
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pin down(verb, control, check, reduce)
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press together(verb, close, restrict, crowd)
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put a lid on(verb, idiom, cool, restrain)
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put away(verb, control, check, reduce)
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put in nutshell(idiom, reduce, restrain, halt)
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put on ice(verb, idiom, control, check)
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put one straight(idiom, order, reduce, clarify)
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rein in(verb, phrasal verb, end, reduce)
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scrape off(verb, curtail, trim, cream)
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send up(verb, control, check, reduce)
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shave off(verb, curtail, trim, cream)
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shut in(verb, control, check, reduce)
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shut up(verb, cool, restrain, limit)
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spell out(order, reduce, clarify, abridge)
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stop short(end, cut, halt, terminate)
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take off weight(verb, idiom, cut, reduce)
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take up(verb, phrasal verb, cut, contract)
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taper off(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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tone down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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