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lose ground(idiom, regression)
1
back out of(verb, idiom, withdraw, cancel)
1
call off(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift)
1
clip the wings
1
crawl out of(verb, idiom, withdraw, cancel)
1
eat humble pie
1
go into reverse
1
hold in check
1
pool of water
1
pull the plug(verb, idiom, withdraw, cancel)
1
put about(verb, phrasal verb, regression)
1
set aside(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift)
1
take in sail
1
wangle out(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift)
1
weasel out(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift)
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back flow
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back water
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bogged down(verb, phrasal verb)
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drop astern(idiom, regression)
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fall astern(idiom, regression)
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