303 entries under expression topic. ×

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play for time(verb, idiom, delay, hesitate)
8
put off(verb, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
6
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
5
shut down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, calm)
4
hold back(verb, stop, close, end)
4
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, block, delay)
4
pull up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
waste time(verb, relax, lie, idle)
3
blow the whistle
3
bring up short
3
cease fire(stop, close, end, complete)
3
come up short
3
cut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
cut short(stop, hold, break, drop)
3
delay on purpose
3
draw up(verb, stop, hold, break)
3
hang fire(verb, block, delay, extend)
3
hit the brakes(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
3
put paid to
3
set back(verb, phrasal verb, time, help)
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