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Meanings of put the brakes in English

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Usage of put the brakes in English
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New Zealand First has put the brakes on Labour and… Video, Audio
Radio NZ
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Hali, however, put the brakes on the drive with a third-down sack.
Reuters
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The rise in yields helped put the brakes on high-grade bond issuance.
Reuters
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Enjoy the mood, but do put the brakes on your spending.
The South African
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China has mostly put the brakes on a buildup in corporate debt this year.
Reuters
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That in turn put the brakes on car production, one component in the figures.
Reuters
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Dlamini-Zuma's update then put the brakes on sales, costing the firm millions of rand.
The South African
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That might put the brakes on them for a while.
Evil and the Mask
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But singer Layne Staley's drug battles put the brakes on the band in 1996.
Reuters
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Can I trust you to put the brakes on if these two get crazy?
Under the dome: a novel
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Market Report: Bad news from the US put the brakes on the Irish market yesterday.
The Irish Times
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Pyongyang's increasing nuclear and ballistic missile tests have already put the brakes on the trade.
Reuters
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In December, President Barack Obama's administration put the brakes on a Taiwan deal under discussion.
Reuters
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If we're going to put the brakes on climate change, electric cars will be crucial.
Wired
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What else can we use to put the brakes on citizen desires to rule themselves?
Tarnished Knight
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It may put the brakes on a U.S. economy still lumbering along in recovery mode.
Reuters
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Put the brakes across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common
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