Curb
Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Both words in one sentence
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In their first battle, they get mercilessly curb-stomped by him, surviving only because their master offered himself as a hostage to buy the heroes some time.
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Curb-Stomp Battle: Gripper's fight with Bertram, who he thinks is Esme's master, and breaks his hand and a bruised head.
Source: Film / Carry On Loving -
Between this and his reluctance to curb the difficulty, it gives him a bit of a reputation as a "killer dungeon master".
Source: Born Lucky
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