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break the spirit(verb, idiom, restrain, curb)
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bring to heel(verb, idiom, defeat, restrain)
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bring to knees(verb, idiom, beat, defeat)
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bring to naught(verb, idiom, restrain, crush)
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bring to ruin(idiom, upset, defeat, crush)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, control, restrain)
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bring under cultivation(verb, idiom, work, grow)
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bring up(verb, break, raise, gentle)
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bury the hatchet(verb, idiom, calm, soothe)
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butter up(verb, calm, quiet, help)
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call down(correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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can it(verb, calm, relax, satisfy)
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carry off(verb, take, force, remove)
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carry the day(verb, idiom, overcome, achieve)
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choke back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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clam up(verb, calm, dull, quiet)
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clamp down on
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clean up on(verb, idiom, beat, defeat)
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close up(verb, calm, dull, quiet)
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come out on top(verb, idiom, beat, reduce)
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