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cut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
hang up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
2
close off(stop, close, halt, block)
2
foul up(verb, stop, check, ruin)
2
hold back(verb, stop, separate, reduce)
2
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
2
interfere with(verb, stop, close, halt)
2
rule out(verb, stop, decline, separate)
2
shut off(stop, close, check, halt)
2
shut out(verb, stop, close, decline)
1
block out(stop, close, halt, prevent)
1
blow whistle on(verb, idiom, block, delay)
1
bottle up(restrain, halt, block, bar)
1
box in(verb, restrain, halt, block)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, restrain, halt)
1
close out(stop, close, halt, prevent)
1
declare illegal(verb, stop, decline, reject)
1
flag one(verb, block, delay, curb)
1
get around(verb, stop, halt, curb)
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get in the way(verb, idiom, check, block)
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