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| say uncle(verb, go, accept, agree) | |
| shape up(observe, quit, submit, satisfy) | |
| show white flag(verb, idiom, break, drop) | |
| shut down(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| shut off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| shy away(pause, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| sit on fence(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter) | |
| sit tight(verb, take, accept, bear) | |
| slow up(verb, drop, check, disregard) | |
| spin out(verb, phrasal verb, cool, extend) | |
| stand for(verb, take, accept, bear) | |
| subscribe to(verb, phrasal verb, agree, acquiesce) | |
| suffer defeat(verb, stop, withdraw, leave) | |
| take a recess | |
| take down(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| take the count(verb, idiom, break, drop) | |
| think about(pause, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| think little of(idiom, disregard, dismiss, overlook) | |
| think twice(pause, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| toe the line(verb, idiom, accept, agree) |
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