| dodge(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, rebuff) |
| endorse(verb, sign, confirm, indicate, announce) |
| evade(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, rebuff) |
| force-out |
| furloughed(discharge, fire, responsibility) |
| give notice(verb, expression, discharge, fire, terminate) |
| give pink slip(expression, idiom, release, bump, retire) |
| give testimony(verb, expression, sign, confirm, indicate) |
| give the heave ho(expression, idiom, responsibility, recall, retire) |
| give thumbs down to(verb, expression, idiom, reject, dismiss) |
| hold back(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |
| hold off(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |
| hold out(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |
| ignore(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, rebuff) |
| kiss |
| make excuses(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |
| nix(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, rebuff) |
| not budge(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |
| not budget(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |
| not buy(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, refuse) |