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climb down(verb, stop, withdraw, yield)
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cry off(withdraw, cancel, renege)
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draw back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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eat crow(withdraw, renounce, retract)
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eat humble pie(verb, idiom, withdraw, yield)
2
fall back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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fink out(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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get cold feet(idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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go back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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hand over(verb, stop, break, drop)
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move back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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opt out(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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shy from(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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throw in the towel(verb, idiom, stop, drop)
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wiggle out(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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worm out(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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admit defeat(verb, stop, break, drop)
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back away(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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back out of(idiom, withdraw, deny, cancel)
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bail out(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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