To ~ something such as spending means to control it strictly.
The government would try to ~ inflation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
To ~ something such as spending means to control it strictly.
The government would try to ~ inflation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012