Collocations for restrain - verb
ADV.
barely
I barely restrained myself from hitting him.
I barely restrained myself from hitting him.
effectively | forcibly, physically
She had to be physically restrained.
She had to be physically restrained.
VERB + RESTRAIN
be unable to, can''t/couldn''t, can/could no longer
She could not restrain a flash of pride.
She could not restrain a flash of pride.
seek to, try to | manage to
PREP.
from
He restrained himself from shouting at her.
He restrained himself from shouting at her.
PHRASES
an attempt/effort to restrain sb