| proscribe(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| put a damper on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| put a lock on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put a stopper in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put chill on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put half nelson on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put into a funk(verb, expression, idiom, upset, distress) |
| quash(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| quelch(verb, stop, restrain, crush, block) |
| quell(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| quiet(verb, stop, check, oppose, curb) |
| reduce(verb, upset, dull, slow, discourage) |
| reduce to tears(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble) |
| rein(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| remonstrate(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, trouble, close) |
| restrain(verb, stop, check, crush, halt) |
| restrict(verb, restrain, halt, block, hinder) |
| run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble) |
| sadden(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |