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pass up(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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persuade not to(verb, idiom, prevent, thwart)
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play for time(verb, idiom, stop, hold)
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push back(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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put hooks in(verb, idiom, dismiss, criticize)
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reduce to tears(verb, idiom, upset, dull)
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rein in(verb, stop, hold, control)
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render null and void(verb, idiom, stop, prevent)
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run down(verb, upset, dull, reduce)
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scare away(upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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scare off(verb, upset, worry, shock)
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scare to death(idiom, upset, shock, agitate)
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send away(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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send up(upset, depress, extinguish, undermine)
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shut out(verb, stop, check, reject)
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slacken pace(verb, stop, hold, control)
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sour grapes(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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strike terror into(idiom, upset, shock, agitate)
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take a dim view of(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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take aback(verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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