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fake out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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fend off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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give in(verb, decline, abandon, surrender)
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give the slip(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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hand over(verb, stop, drop, give)
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hold back(verb, stop, close, end)
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hold off(verb, stop, decline, reduce)
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keep clear(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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lay down(verb, give, allow, permit)
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lay low(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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leave alone(verb, phrasal verb, stop, end)
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not do(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
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pass on(decline, reject, dismiss, abandon)
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pass up(verb, decline, reject, dismiss)
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pull up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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refrain from(verb, phrasal verb, stop, end)
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run for cover(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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send regrets(verb, decline, reject, dismiss)
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shake and bake(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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shake off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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