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| accept defeat(expression, withdraw, yield) | |
| admit defeat(expression, stop, withdraw, yield) | |
| back out of(verb, expression, decline, withdraw) | |
| clip the wings | |
| concede defeat(expression, withdraw, yield) | |
| crawl out of(verb, expression, withdraw, cancel) | |
| declare null and void(verb, expression, change, remove) | |
| go into reverse | |
| have second thoughts | |
| hold in check | |
| pull the plug(verb, expression, withdraw, cancel) | |
| take in sail | |
| admit you were wrong(expression, withdraw, yield) | |
| call it a day(expression, stop, withdraw, surrender) | |
| call it quits(expression, stop, withdraw, surrender) | |
| come to terms(expression, stop, withdraw, surrender) | |
| eat humble pie(expression, withdraw, yield, renounce) | |
| eat your words(expression, withdraw, renounce, retract) | |
| give oneself over(expression, stop, withdraw, surrender) | |
| give the slip(expression, withdraw, abandon, avoid) |
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