put a check on

phrase

: to reduce or stop

The store hired a guard to put a check on shoplifting.

Examples of put a check on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Is there any recourse under the law to put a check on a President’s prejudice? — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2025

The extent of that appetite will be tested in the midterms, where voters have another opportunity to put a check on Trump with a Democratic majority in Congress. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for put a check on

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