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read differently(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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say no(verb, idiom, decline, reject)
2
send regrets(verb, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
smell a rat(idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
sound off(verb, maintain, oppose, criticize)
2
take dim view of(idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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turn away(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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wonder at(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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back off(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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back out(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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back pedal(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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be irresolute(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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beg to be excused(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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blow hot and cold(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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bottle up(verb, quiet, restrain, curb)
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bow out(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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break with(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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brush off(verb, decline, reject, dismiss)
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bump heads(verb, divide, argue, dissent)
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cave in(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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