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break to harness
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bring to heel(verb, idiom, defeat, subdue)
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bring to knees(verb, idiom, defeat, subdue)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, control, restrain)
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bury the hatchet(verb, idiom, calm, soothe)
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butter up(verb, calm, soothe, repress)
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call down(correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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calm down(verb, phrasal verb, calm, soothe)
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care for(verb, study, develop, improve)
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cause instability(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken)
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cool down(control, restrain, limit, restrict)
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cool off(verb, control, restrain, suppress)
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cool out(verb, control, cool, restrain)
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cut short(verb, stop, hold, control)
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drum into(verb, study, develop, improve)
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dry run(verb, study, develop, improve)
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dull as dishwater(adjective, idiom, dull, weak)
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fix up(verb, calm, soothe, repress)
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fulminate against(correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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gentle as a lamb(adjective, idiom, compliant, broken)
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