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| reel back(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| retrace steps(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| run away(verb, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| shrink back(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| sit still for(verb, idiom, take, respect) | |
| stand for(verb, take, respect, submit) | |
| submit to(verb, take, respect, submit) | |
| surrender to(verb, take, respect, submit) | |
| think better of something(idiom, withdraw, yield, renege) | |
| toe the line(verb, idiom, surrender, defer) | |
| toe the mark(verb, idiom, surrender, defer) | |
| turn down(verb, withdraw, abandon, surrender) | |
| use pretext(withdraw, abandon, avoid, quit) | |
| walk out on(verb, idiom, stop, drop) | |
| wash hands of(withdraw, collapse, quit, submit) | |
| withdraw from agreement or statement(verb, idiom, withdraw, yield) | |
| worm out of(withdraw, renounce, repudiate, contradict) | |
| yield to(verb, take, respect, submit) |
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