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put a stop to(verb, idiom, stop, reject)
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put an end to(verb, idiom, stop, reject)
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put down(verb, cut, check, separate)
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put on back burner(reject, halt, delay, bar)
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put on the shelf(verb, idiom, reject, halt)
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put to flight(idiom, cut, separate, cool)
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send away(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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set back(verb, check, resist, overthrow)
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shove aside(verb, stop, halt, prevent)
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shut out(verb, stop, check, separate)
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stand up against(idiom, cut, separate, cool)
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take a recess
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tell off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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throw back(verb, check, resist, overthrow)
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turn away(verb, stop, separate, halt)
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watch over(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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bottle up(resist, repel, retaliate, repulse)
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cared for(maintain, oppose, secure, protect)
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caring for(maintain, oppose, secure, protect)
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defend oneself(resist, repel, repulse)
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