Curb
Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes
Common collocations
| resistance | curb resistance | effect resistance |
| anyone | curb anyone | effect anyone |
| everyone | curb everyone | effect everyone |
Both words in one sentence
- Although that was less of The Worf Effect/Curb-Stomp Battle and more of Secret Test of Character mixed with the fact that the Crystal Ponies already have their own version of the Elements of Harmony in the form of the Crystal Heart.
Source: Holding Back the Phlebotinum - A type of fandom-based Author's Saving Throw, this is the specific rationalization that a character suffering from The Worf Effect or a Curb-Stomp Battle did so only because something (artificially) undermined their performance.
Source: Worf Had the Flu -
If you've been completely curb-stomping him up to that point, the effect is a little jarring.
Source: Video Game / Enter the Matrix
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