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Past tense for to violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)

Past tense for to punish or penalize (someone) for a wrongdoing

Past tense for to speak or write about with great hostility

Verb

Past tense for to violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)

clamped down on

brought someone to their knees

put the kibosh on

nipped in the bud

brought to an end

put the stopper on

kept under control

gained mastery over

put the squeeze on

brought to naught

brought to screeching halt

kept the lid on

brought under the yoke

come down on like a ton of bricks

gained control of

brought to a stop

come down heavily on

tightened up on

strangled at birth

brought to a halt

poured cold water on

come down hard on

gained control over

brought to heel

drove underground

driven underground

got under control

gotten under control

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

got the better of

gotten the better of

came down hard on

took stern measures against

came down heavily on

took severe measures against

taken stern measures against

taken severe measures against

came down on like a ton of bricks

interfered with

defended against

put a damper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

tranquilized^US

circumnavigated

tranquillised^UK

stood in the way of

steered clear of

took the edge off

taken the edge off

upset the applecart

put the mockers on

made peace with

stemmed the flow of

smoothed someone's ruffled feathers

made less active

buried the hatchet

kissed and made up

cleared the air with

played for time

brought under control

imposed peace upon

restored harmony to

brought to a standstill

taken wind out of

took wind out of

took the bite out

took the sting out

taken the bite out

taken the sting out

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

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Verb

Past tense for to punish or penalize (someone) for a wrongdoing

taught a lesson

meted out punishment to

brought to book

come down on like a ton of bricks

rapped knuckles

slapped someone's wrist

made an example of

thrown the book at

threw the book at

given a lesson to

came down on like a ton of bricks

gave a lesson to

tanned someone's hide

laid down the law

rapped over the knuckles

punished severely

took disciplinary action against

taken disciplinary action against

gave someone the works

gave it to someone

given it to someone

given someone the works

given something a going-over

gave something a going-over

imposed penalty

inflicted a penalty on

imposed a penalty on

imposed a sentence on

put on the carpet

pronounced sentence on

meted out justice to

remonstrated with

exacted a penalty from

awarded a penalty against

passed sentence on

disciplined someone for

gave someone a roasting

given someone a roasting

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

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Verb

Past tense for to speak or write about with great hostility

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