Examples of 'putting the brakes' in a sentence

Meaning of "putting the brakes"

Putting the brakes: Stopping or slowing down a process or activity, often to reassess or prevent negative consequences

How to use "putting the brakes" in a sentence

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putting the brakes
I ask you to keep putting the brakes on us.
Putting the brakes on the project.
It was others who were putting the brakes on.
Putting the brakes on unsafe trucks.
With gravity gradually putting the brakes on that expansion.
Putting the brakes on immigration.
It is not surprising that they are putting the brakes on somewhat.
Good work putting the brakes on the kidnapping talk.
Only this would prevent monetary growth from putting the brakes on economic growth.
Putting the brakes on consumption.
Has been a major factor in putting the brakes on large housing projects.
Putting the brakes on Foras and the rest.
This does not mean putting the brakes on across the board.
They have trouble making appropriate moral value judgments and putting the brakes on their impulses.
I think you are putting the brakes on something you should want.

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Instead he says the government should be putting the brakes on Uber.
Didi is axing jobs and putting the brakes on food delivery and bike sharing.
I mean, you are the one who keeps putting the brakes on.
Nothing like putting the brakes on something that 's moving.
PP voters have renounced their principles in exchange for putting the brakes on Chavismo . ”.
Westchester County officials are putting the brakes on a plan to privatize the county airport.
Putting the brakes on the abortion law is electoral pandering, not ideology.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is putting the brakes on her engagement and impending nuptials.
Putting the brakes on aggression toward a romantic partner, The inhibitory influence of relationship commitment.
Are you worried about putting the brakes on?
Actually, putting the brakes to slow you down is very clever.
Is it not the Council that is putting the brakes on this issue?
Nothing like putting the brakes on something that 's moving . I am telling you right now.
I wanna talk to you … and thank you for putting the brakes on me with Liz.
That means putting the brakes on your social life… parties.
I know that . I ask you to keep putting the brakes on us.
That means putting the brakes on your social life, parties and phone calls, Devin.
You know, VICE is putting the brakes on.
Putting the Brakes on Ride-Through in the Ninth Circuit.
You did the right thing, putting the brakes on it tonight.
Putting the brakes on change?
But other obstacles are still putting the brakes on economic development,.
Putting the brakes on, in time.
They are therefore hell-bent on putting the brakes on the implementation of the Agreed Framework.
That means putting the brakes on your social life: parties, phone calls, Devin.
Instead, most countries began putting the brakes on stimulus starting in 2010.
I think you're putting the brakes on you should want. something.
Well, that's the truth. Nothing like putting the brakes on something that's moving.
Ankara says sanctions are putting the brakes on trade, and thus impacting the Turkish economy.

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