back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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bite one's tongue »
To forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.
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board up »
To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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deathblow »
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.
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idiot mittens »
Mittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.
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keep from »
To prevent or restrain ; refrain or cause refrain.
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keep up »
To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating.
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nip in the bud »
To remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming.
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prevention is better than cure »
it is better to prevent the creation of a bad thing, than to destroy it.
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showstopper »
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
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stand off »
To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.
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stave off »
To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
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stop someone in his tracks »
To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.
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take away »
To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
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ward off »
To avert or prevent.
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