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go down swinging(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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go to seed(verb, expression, fail, weaken)
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go up in smoke(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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grow old(expression, age)
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hold out against(expression, stop, restrain, prevent)
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keep at bay(expression, cut, separate, reject)
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meet with disaster(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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miss the boat(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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steer clear of(verb, expression, reject, ignore)
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take the pledge(expression, reject, withdraw, abandon)
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turn out badly(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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turn thumbs down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject)
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be eaten away
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be found wanting
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beat around bush(verb, expression, avoid, deceive)
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beg the question(verb, expression, avoid, deceive)
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beg to be excused(verb, expression, reject, refuse)
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bite the dust(expression, cease, decay, succumb)
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blow a fuse(expression, fail, crack, collapse)
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buy the farm(expression, cease, decay, succumb)
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