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cover for(verb, support, maintain, favor)
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cry sour grapes
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find innocent(verb, release, clarify, vindicate)
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give off(verb, drop, clear, release)
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give out(verb, drop, clear, release)
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go to bat for(verb, idiom, support, maintain)
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grant amnesty(defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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grant amnesty to
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hush up(verb, cover, ease, moderate)
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let off easy(idiom, relieve, forget, excuse)
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let off steam(verb, idiom, drop, clear)
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let off the hook(idiom, clear, release, free)
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let out(verb, drop, clear, release)
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make allowances(support, favor, substantiate, legitimize)
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make allowances for(idiom, defend, spare, relieve)
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make good(support, defend, substantiate, legitimize)
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make light of(verb, idiom, cover, ease)
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open up(verb, drop, clear, release)
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plead ignorance(defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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prove a case(verb, idiom, support, maintain)
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