208 entries under expression topic. ×

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shut down(verb, quiet, restrain, curb)
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shy away(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat)
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sit on fence(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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small voice(noun, integrity, qualm, principles)
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state a grievance
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still small voice(noun, idiom, integrity, qualm)
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stop to consider
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stop up(verb, quiet, restrain, curb)
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straddle the fence
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take back(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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take exception to(verb, idiom, oppose, criticize)
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take issue(verb, oppose, dislike, condemn)
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take on(verb, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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tape up(verb, quiet, restrain, curb)
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think about(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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thumbs down(maintain, oppose, declare, object)
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turn deaf ear to(idiom, decline, reject, dismiss)
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turn from(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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turn thumbs down(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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wait and see(verb, idiom, object, protest)
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