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bar(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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be over(verb, hold, break, drop, close)
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beg off(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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beg to be excused(expression, idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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belay
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block(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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blow off(verb, expression, stop, hold, break)
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blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
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bounce(verb, stop, end, reject, discharge)
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bound(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete)
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bow out(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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break it up(expression, idiom, delay, shake, wait)
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bring down curtain(verb, expression, idiom, close, end)
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bring to a close(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
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brush off(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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buckle under(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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call off(verb, discontinue)
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call time(expression, delay, shake, wait, interrupt)
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caulk
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