单词 | choke off |
释义 | choke offSEE SYNONYMS FOR choke off ON THESAURUS.COM Put a stop to, throttle, as in Higher interest rates are choking off the real estate boom. [Early 1800s] Stop someone from speaking or complaining, as in Throughout the debate the congressman had to be choked off to give the other candidate a chance to speak. [Slang; late 1800s] Words nearby choke offchoked, chokedamp, choked disk, choke-full, chokehold, choke off, chokepoint, choker, choker-setter, chokes, choke up The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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