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| put on hold(verb, idiom, hold, drop) | |
| stave off(verb, phrasal verb, hold, keep) | |
| stretch out(verb, phrasal verb, cool, draw) | |
| submit to(verb, take, accept, see) | |
| abide by(observe, quit, submit, satisfy) | |
| adhere to(observe, quit, submit, satisfy) | |
| buddy up(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| cater to(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| cave in(verb, stop, break, drop) | |
| cave in to(idiom, yield, submit, jolly) | |
| comply with(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| consent to(observe, quit, submit, satisfy) | |
| cry uncle(observe, surrender, quit, submit) | |
| curry favor(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| cut short(stop, break, reject, bother) | |
| defer to(endure, acquiesce, succumb) | |
| drag out(extend, sustain, expand, persist) | |
| eat crow(verb, break, drop, fail) | |
| give ground(verb, idiom, surrender, endure) | |
| give out(verb, break, drop, go) |
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