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278 entries under expression topic. ×
| beat the system(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| beg off(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon) | |
| beg the question(verb, idiom, decline, avoid) | |
| beg to be excused(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse) | |
| blow hot and cold(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter) | |
| bog down(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| bottle up(verb, quiet, restrain, curb) | |
| bow out(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) | |
| break off(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| break rules(disregard, ignore, snub, overlook) | |
| break with(oppose, disagree, contradict, differ) | |
| bring to an end(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| bring to naught(idiom, upset, fail, deceive) | |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay) | |
| call it a day(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| cause setback(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| cave in(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) | |
| chicken out(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) | |
| choke off(verb, check, block, delay) | |
| close off(verb, check, delay, hinder) |
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