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drop like a hot potato(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop)
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drop out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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dump(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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eat dirt(verb, expression, drop, take, respect)
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ebb(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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eliminate(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, repudiate)
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elude(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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escape(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evacuate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evade(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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exclude(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, repudiate)
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fall(verb, yield, surrender, submit, die)
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fall to pieces(verb, expression, idiom, drop, take)
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falter
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fear
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fold up(verb, expression, stop, break, withdraw)
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forbear(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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forget it(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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forgo(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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