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run for cover(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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shake and bake(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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shake off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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shrink from(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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shuffle off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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skip out on(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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skip town(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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stand aloof(idiom, inaction)
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stay away(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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stay out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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steer clear of(verb, idiom, avoid, escape)
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step aside(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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swear off(verb, phrasal verb, decline, abandon)
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turn aside(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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turn down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
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ward off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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go without(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, decline)
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sit it out
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be inactive(idiom, inaction)
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be neutral(idiom, absence of choice)
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