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make oneself scarce(expression, run, leave, slip)
2
open country(expression, plain)
2
play truant(verb, expression, leave, abandon)
2
run away from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoidance)
2
take a walk(expression, stop, reject, withdraw)
2
take to flight(expression, avoidance)
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turn tail(verb, expression, rush, speed)
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wash hands of(expression, stop, reject, withdraw)
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weary waste(expression, plain)
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what is due(noun, expression, reward)
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what is merited(noun, expression, reward)
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beat a hasty retreat(expression, get, leave, depart)
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bite the hand that feeds you(expression, abandon, deceive, forsake)
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blow the whistle(expression, abandon, deceive, forsake)
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divorce oneself from(verb, expression, reject, abandon)
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do away with(expression, remove, reject, dismiss)
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drop like hot potato(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon)
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fall away from(verb, expression, reject, withdraw)
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fly in face of(expression, disregard, ignore, snub)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, reject, dismiss)
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