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turn down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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back down(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, back)
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hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
3
cast down(upset, fail, cross, deceive)
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draw back(verb, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
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hang back(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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set back(verb, phrasal verb, check, delay)
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back away(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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back off(verb, check, withdraw, abandon)
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blighted hope(idiom, disappointment)
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blow the whistle on(idiom, stop, close, end)
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bring to standstill(idiom, stop, close, end)
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cease fire(stop, close, end, complete)
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close down(stop, close, end, complete)
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cool it(stop, close, end, complete)
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cop out(verb, decline, withdraw, abandon)
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cut short(stop, close, end, complete)
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draw up(stop, close, end, complete)
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drop anchor(stop, close, end, complete)
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