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- Thesaurus|394
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27 entries under expression topic. ×
| lose ground(idiom, regression) | |
| back out of(verb, idiom, withdraw, cancel) | |
| call off(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift) | |
| clip the wings | |
| crawl out of(verb, idiom, withdraw, cancel) | |
| eat humble pie | |
| go into reverse | |
| hold in check | |
| pool of water | |
| pull the plug(verb, idiom, withdraw, cancel) | |
| put about(verb, phrasal verb, regression) | |
| set aside(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift) | |
| take in sail | |
| wangle out(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift) | |
| weasel out(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift) | |
| back flow | |
| back water | |
| bogged down(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| drop astern(idiom, regression) | |
| fall astern(idiom, regression) |
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