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Common collocations with curb in American Collocation

curb noun countable

US /kɜrb/

draconian
strict
tight
tough

Environmentalists are calling for draconian global curbs on greenhouse gas production.

put a curb on something

impose
place
put

During his chancellorship, he imposed the tightest curbs on public spending since the war.

lift or ease a curb on something

ease
lift
relax

They also called for lifting curbs on media.

call for a curb on something

call for

Campaigners call for traffic curbs to halt increasing CO2 emissions.

emissions
exports
freedom
immigration
inflation
liberty
spending

The government’s plans to introduce new curbs on civil liberties were condemned.