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(idiomatic) Past tense for to stop something at an early stage

Past tense for to cause to come to an end

Past tense for to obstruct or stop (a process)

Past tense for to bring an end to, especially through the use of force

Past tense for to stop or keep from happening or continuing

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Verb

(idiomatic) Past tense for to stop something at an early stage

cracked down on

put the kibosh on

strangled at birth

put a spoke in someone's wheel

kept under control

interfered with

stemmed the flow of

clamped down on

kept a tight rein on

kept the lid on

stood in the way of

played for time

brought to a standstill

got under control

gotten under control

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“When you are tempted with a vain desire, always nip it in the bud, as soon as you feel the slumbering fire.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause to come to an end

brought to an end

brought to a stop

brought to a halt

brought to a close

called a halt to

brought to a standstill

pulled the plug on

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

called it a day

pulled the plug

knocked something on the head

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

called it quits

put a period to

brought to a conclusion

brought to an untimely end

come to a close

put out of business

come to the end

put out of action

drawn to a close

quit cold turkey

drew to a close

rendered powerless

come to a conclusion

carried through

brought to fruition

came to a close

setted the seal on

stopped in full flow

interfered with

said goodbye to

crossed the line

brought down curtain

brought to naught

reached a finale

tied up loose ends

brought to a premature end

left unfinished

clamped down on

came to the end

cracked down on

brought someone to their knees

came to a conclusion

threw in the towel

thrown in the towel

threw in the sponge

thrown in the sponge

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Verb

Past tense for to obstruct or stop (a process)

interfered with

stood in the way of

upset the applecart

put the kibosh on

put the mockers on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put the stopper on

put the damper on

put a damper on

put the brakes on

cramped one's style

dashed one's hope

halted in its tracks

poured cold water on

gave the run around

given the run around

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

thrown monkey wrench in

threw monkey wrench in

threw a monkey wrench in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

took wind out of sails

got the better of

gotten the better of

taken wind out of sails

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

gotten in the way

took out of play

taken out of play

got in the way of

gotten in the way of

short-circuited

taken wind out of

took wind out of

cooked someone's goose

circumnavigated

defended against

steered clear of

brought to a close

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

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Verb

Past tense for to bring an end to, especially through the use of force

brought to an end

put the kibosh on

clamped down on

cracked down on

brought to screeching halt

poured cold water on

gained mastery over

gained control over

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

brought someone to their knees

interfered with

put the squeeze on

tranquilized^US

tranquillised^UK

wiped the floor with

walked all over

made mincemeat of

took the edge off

taken the edge off

gained ascendancy over

got the upper hand over

gained the upper hand over

brought to naught

brought under the yoke

brought to ruin

brought to heel

drove underground

driven underground

got the better of

gotten the better of

got the upper hand

gotten the upper hand

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Verb

Past tense for to stop or keep from happening or continuing

defended against

kept from happening

provided against

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to it

put a stopper in

gotten ahead of

beaten someone to the draw

beaten someone to the punch

beaten someone to it

stolen a march on

stole a march on

brought to screeching halt

headed off at pass

acted in advance of

made impossible

made it impossible for

made impracticable

prevented the occurrence of

made it impracticable for

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