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brush off(verb, cut, clear, separate)
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cast aside(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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cast off(verb, clear, remove, reject)
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come apart(break, sink, degenerate, decay)
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come to naught(verb, idiom, fall, fail)
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come to nothing(idiom, fall, fail, slip)
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come unstuck(disintegrate, crumble, malfunction)
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conk out(verb, stop, break, fail)
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crack up(verb, break, crack, collapse)
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decline and fall(idiom, ebb, disappearance, windup)
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dispense with(verb, clear, remove, reject)
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do without(verb, clear, remove, reject)
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ease off(verb, stop, control, end)
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fade away(verb, stop, break, drop)
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fall flat(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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fall through(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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fend off(verb, cut, separate, reject)
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free fall(noun, idiom, descent)
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get around(verb, reject, ignore, neglect)
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give the runaround(verb, idiom, reject, ignore)
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