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sit out(verb, phrasal verb, hold, decline)
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stand aloof from
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stop oneself(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
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take the cure(verb, idiom, hold, decline)
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take the oath(verb, idiom, decline, abandon)
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take the pledge(verb, idiom, hold, restrain)
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tie up(verb, control, restrain, suppress)
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turn thumbs down(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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be temperate(verb, idiom, restrain, halt)
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duck the issue
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evade the issue
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hold aloof from
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keep in hand
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avoid doing(verb, renounce, cease, desist)
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beg off(verb, reject, refuse, spurn)
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break off(verb, stop, relinquish, cease)
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count calories(verb, starve)
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cut back(control, restrain, limit, starve)
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deny yourself
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desist from(verb, phrasal verb)
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