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breaking the rules(noun, expression, idiom, insubordination, waywardness)
1
brickbat(dare, recalcitrancy)
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brickbats(dare, recalcitrancy)
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brush(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
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brush-off(rejection, refutation, disavowal)
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bucking(flaw, inconsistency, illogicality)
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bullishness(boldness, overoptimism)
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callousness(noun, insolence)
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carelessness(noun, madness, rashness)
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casus belli(expression, dare, recalcitrancy)
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check(support, opposition, resistance, fighting, impermeability)
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cheek(noun, face, assurance, gall, arrogance)
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cheekiness(noun, face, rudeness, assurance, boldness)
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choice(rebuff, snub, ban, rejection, denial)
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chutzpah(face, assurance, disrespect, boldness, gall)
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civil disobedience(noun, expression, action, struggle, disagreement)
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claiming(dispute, question, test, trial, task)
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cockiness(face, assurance, disrespect, gall, arrogance)
1
cold shoulder(expression, rebuff, snub, ban, rejection)
1
combat(noun, support, action, fight, struggle)
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