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back down(verb, expression, withdraw, back, yield)
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beg off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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blow it off(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, surrender)
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bow out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cancel(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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chicken out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, back)
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cop out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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get cold feet(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, surrender)
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give up(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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go back on(expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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pull out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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recant(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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renege(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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resign(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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shy from(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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throw in the towel(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, surrender)
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weasel out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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wiggle out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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worm out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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abandon(verb, withdraw, yield, surrender, admit)
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