beat back (something)

to reduce the power or importance of something.

People who experience a disaster have to beat back the fear and sadness all over again when another disaster strikes.

Once again, health-care reform has been beaten back in Congress.

• stick neck out
• stick nose into
• stick nose into something
• stick oar in
• stick out
• stick out a mile
• stick out like a sore thumb
• Sticks and stones may break my bones .
• Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
• sticks in mind
• sticks in your mind
• stick someone with
• stick someone with someone
• stick someone with something
• Stick something up your arse!
• Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
• stick the knife in
• stick-thin
• stick to
• stick to beat someone with
• stick to beat something with
• stick together
• stick to guns
• stick to knitting
• stick to ribs