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beat a retreat
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beat it(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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break off combat
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buckle under(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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call it quits(verb, idiom, stop, break)
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call off(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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cast off(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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come to terms(verb, idiom, stop, break)
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cry uncle(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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cut loose(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cut out(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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defer to(verb, drop, take, respect)
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dial back(withdraw, renounce, repudiate, contradict)
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draw in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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drop like a hot potato(verb, idiom, stop, drop)
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drop like hot potato(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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drop out(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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eat dirt(verb, drop, take, respect)
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fall to pieces(verb, idiom, drop, take)
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fold up(verb, stop, break, withdraw)
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