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dumb act(act, trick, sham, cloak)
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ease up(stop, reduce, release, moderate)
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extenuating circumstances(idiom, vindication)
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fair shake(noun, break, time, event)
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fall away(stop, reduce, release, moderate)
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fancy footwork(noun, slip, shift, escape)
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fighting chance(noun, break, time, event)
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freeze out(remove, discharge, terminate, expel)
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furnish a handle(idiom, vindication, dissuasion)
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get across(resolve, tell, reveal, clarify)
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get off the hook(verb, idiom, free, leave)
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get out of hock(verb, idiom, free, leave)
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give a break(verb, idiom, free, leave)
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give alibi(deliberate, justify, vindicate)
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give dispensation(idiom, exemption)
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give dispensation from
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give green light(verb, idiom, disregard, ignore)
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give grounds for(verb, idiom, approve, uphold)
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give off(verb, drop, clear, release)
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give one notice(idiom, remove, terminate, expel)
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