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| send off(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) | |
| set aside(give, decline, reject, dismiss) | |
| sew up(verb, stop, drop, withdraw) | |
| shut down(verb, stop, hold, break) | |
| sign off(verb, hold, break, drop) | |
| sit out(verb, decline, restrain, withdraw) | |
| stand still(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| stop briefly(delay, shake, wait, interrupt) | |
| stop doing(stop, end, halt, cease) | |
| stop short(idiom, cessation) | |
| swear off(verb, phrasal verb, decline, abandon) | |
| take a break(idiom, delay, finish, shake) | |
| take a breather(idiom, delay, finish, shake) | |
| take five(delay, shake, wait, interrupt) | |
| take ten(leave, delay, finish, shake) | |
| take the cure(verb, idiom, stop, drop) | |
| take the oath(verb, idiom, stop, drop) | |
| think twice(delay, shake, wait, interrupt) | |
| throw in the towel(verb, idiom, stop, drop) | |
| top off(verb, close, end, complete) |
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