detain
misdirect
antiretaliation
deplatform
poker face
preventionism
string along
diversion
choke back
withholder
get off of someone's cloud
pull the wool over someone's eyes
play false
govern
keep one's cards close to one's chest
bamboozle
hoodwink
take away
snow
talk sense
lead by the nose
cut the ground from under someone's feet
keep out
work the oracle
rationalization
deter
stand aside
get in someone's hair
between you and me
withdraw
cramp someone's style
dissuasive
clip the wings of
block
suppressive
leave someone hanging
restraint
drop the gloves
stave off
keep from
step back
get out of someone's face
inconspicuously
consuming
nut up
bear off
gut up
waiting game
toe-dance
bite one's tongue