1
get in the way(verb, expression, idiom, check, block)
1
give the run-around(expression, idiom, stop, curb, hinder)
1
give the run around(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
1
give the slip(verb, expression, idiom, stop, ruin)
1
gridlock(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent)
1
hamstring(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
1
hog-tie(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, block)
1
hold down(verb, expression, stop, reduce, restrain)
1
hoodwink(verb, prevent, confuse, avoid, fool)
1
immobilise
1
intercept(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
1
jam up(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block)
1
juke(stop, beat, halt, curb, hinder)
1
keep in(verb, expression, stop, reduce, restrain)
1
keep lid on(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, halt)
1
kill(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent)
1
lick(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, confuse)
1
lock up(verb, expression, stop, decline, reject)
1
louse up(verb, expression, ruin, oppose, block)
1
negate(verb, stop, decline, reject, ruin)
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