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| beg to be excused(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse) | |
| blow off(verb, stop, hold, break) | |
| blow the whistle on(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| bow out(verb, stop, drop, abandon) | |
| break it up(idiom, delay, shake, wait) | |
| bring down curtain(verb, idiom, close, end) | |
| bring to a close(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| bring to standstill(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| brush off(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) | |
| buckle under(verb, stop, drop, abandon) | |
| call time(delay, shake, wait, interrupt) | |
| cease fire(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| close down(verb, stop, close, end) | |
| close out(verb, stop, close, end) | |
| cold turkey(verb, hold, break, drop) | |
| come to a standstill(verb, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| come to standstill(idiom, delay, shake, wait) | |
| cry uncle(verb, stop, drop, abandon) | |
| cut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, end) | |
| dispense with(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
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