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angle off(verb, phrasal verb, part, depart)
2
bear off(verb, phrasal verb, part, depart)
2
break pattern(verb, part, depart, vary)
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depart from(verb, phrasal verb, part, depart)
2
edge off(verb, phrasal verb, part, depart)
2
get around(verb, phrasal verb, part, depart)
2
go amiss(verb, part, depart, vary)
2
go haywire(verb, part, depart, vary)
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go off on tangent(verb, idiom, part, depart)
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go out of control(verb, idiom, part, depart)
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go out of way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, part)
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leave beaten path(verb, idiom, part, depart)
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not conform(verb, part, depart, vary)
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swim against stream(verb, idiom, part, depart)
2
take a turn(verb, idiom, part, depart)
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attract attention(verb, discourage, deter, distract)
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catch flies(verb, discourage, deter, distract)
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do a number on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, cheat)
1
draw away(verb, phrasal verb, discourage, deter)
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hit below the belt(verb, idiom, cheat, trick)
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