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cry off(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, cancel)
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cut loose(stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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eat humble pie(idiom, withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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funk out(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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give way(verb, stop, go, remove)
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go back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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keep aloof(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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keep apart(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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leave behind(stop, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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move back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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opt out(verb, stop, go, withdraw)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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stand down(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift)
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take a walk(idiom, stop, reject, withdraw)
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take back(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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turn tail(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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walk out on(idiom, stop, reject, withdraw)
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weasel out(verb, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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absent oneself(verb, go, remove, leave)
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back pedal(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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