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take exception(verb, expression, support, oppose)
4
call in question(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
4
hum and haw(expression, irresolution)
3
hem and haw(verb, expression, pause, disagree)
3
raise a howl
3
think twice about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stick)
2
give no credence(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
say no(verb, expression, decline, reject)
2
smell a rat(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
take dim view of(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
1
be irresolute(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
1
beg to be excused(expression, reject, dismiss, refuse)
1
blow hot and cold(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
1
cry out against
1
enter a protest
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fight shy of
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, reject, oppose)
1
give thumbs down to(expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
1
go after each other(verb, expression, divide, argue)
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go at it(verb, expression, divide, argue)
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