157 entries under verb topic. ×

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foil(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound)
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frustrate(escape, baffle, confound, evade)
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get around(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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give the run around(expression, idiom, avoid, shift)
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give the slip(expression, idiom, frustrate, baffle)
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jiving(shift, escape, shuffle, dodge)
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lie(shift, escape, shuffle, dodge)
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not touch(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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outrun(avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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outwit(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound)
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parry(escape, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
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pass up(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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pull a fast one(expression, idiom, fool, swindle)
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puzzle(avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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sandbag(fool, swindle, stiff, jiving)
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shilly-shally(avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade)
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shirk(avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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shun(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound)
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slip out(expression, avoid, fool, swindle)
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steer clear of(expression, idiom, frustrate, baffle)
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