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stand aloof from(verb, expression, reject, ignore)
2
take a powder(verb, expression, run, pass)
2
take on the lam(expression, run, slip, depart)
2
throw in the towel(expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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turn back on(verb, expression, reject, disregard)
2
work out of(expression, run, slip, depart)
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bear malice toward(verb, expression, mind, scorn)
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beat a hasty retreat(expression, get, leave, depart)
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beat around bush(expression, deceive, hide, escape)
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beat around the bush(verb, expression, slip, escape)
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beg the question(expression, deceive, hide, escape)
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beg to be excused(expression, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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blow hot and cold(verb, expression, shift, dodge)
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break out in a sweat(verb, expression, worry, fuss)
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catch at straws(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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consider beneath one(verb, expression, reject, disregard)
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deny oneself(verb, expression, pass, withdraw)
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fail to attend(verb, expression, escape)
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get the hell out(expression, get, leave, depart)
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give a wide berth(verb, expression, reject, ignore)
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