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become worn(verb, decline, overcome, diminish)
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bite into(verb, phrasal verb)
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blot out(destroy, eradicate, obliterate)
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cut back(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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cut down(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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die down(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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dig out(hurt, ruin, challenge, weaken)
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go to seed(verb, idiom, decline, diminish)
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grow less(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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hollow out(hurt, ruin, challenge, weaken)
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knock the bottom out of(idiom, hurt, ruin, weaken)
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poke full of holes(idiom, hurt, ruin, weaken)
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roll back(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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scrape off(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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slack up(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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take the bite out(idiom, decline, reduce, ease)
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take the edge off(idiom, decline, reduce, ease)
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take the sting out(idiom, decline, reduce, ease)
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taper off(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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wear thin(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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