220 entries under expression topic. ×

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hold up(verb, phrasal verb, time, help)
12
slow down(verb, phrasal verb, passivity, retardation)
11
hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
8
slow up(verb, fail, delay, diminish)
7
let up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
5
reduce speed(verb, idiom, delay, restrict)
4
die away(verb, phrasal verb, moderate, yield)
4
ease off(verb, phrasal verb, calm, control)
4
lose speed(verb, idiom, calm, reduce)
4
out of it(adjective, idiom, dull, quiet)
4
take it easy(verb, idiom, stop, calm)
3
behind time(idiom, adverb, time, late)
3
slack off(verb, phrasal verb)
2
behind the times
2
come around(moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
2
cool it(verb, stop, dull, fall)
2
cut back(verb, reduce, delay, decrease)
2
cut off(verb, stop, block, delay)
2
ease up on(idiom, moderate, yield, surrender)
2
give quarter(moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
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