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draw back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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eat crow(expression, withdraw, renounce, retract)
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eat humble pie(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, yield)
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fink out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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fold(verb, stop, go, withdraw, leave)
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hand over(verb, expression, stop, break, drop)
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leave(verb, stop, break, go, withdraw)
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move back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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opt out(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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quit(verb, stop, drop, go, withdraw)
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repudiate(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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retrocede(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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retrograde(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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revoke(withdraw, abandon, avoid, quit, deny)
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shy from(expression, withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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swallow(verb, take, respect, submit, acquiesce)
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throw in the towel(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop)
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