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hold up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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hold your horses
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hum and haw(verb, idiom, irresolution)
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indulge in(play, abuse, waste, trick)
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keep back(verb, hold, keep, block)
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kill time(verb, delay, relax, idle)
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lark around(tease, joke, kid)
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lay over(verb, hold, keep, block)
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lead on(play, abuse, waste, trick)
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let slide(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
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let up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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limp along(shuffle, hang, creep, crawl)
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mess about(verb, phrasal verb, idle, clown)
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mess with(play, abuse, waste, trick)
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monkey with(play, abuse, waste, trick)
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muck around(verb, play, abuse, trick)
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nose out(verb, draw, follow, extend)
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play a waiting game(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
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play around(verb, pass, play, delay)
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play for time(verb, idiom, cool, delay)
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