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Throttle down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To reduce power to (an engine), reduce speed

    "Therefore, before declutching, throttle down your engine."

  2. 2
    To suppress (an emotion)

    "She had throttled down the chagrin the loss had caused her, observant of conventions, leaving it until decay had robbed the debtor of the right to the respect that must be given those that are Lying Dead."

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