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let go(verb, expression, drop, take)
2
be blind to(verb, expression)
2
bear no malice(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
2
bury the hatchet(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
2
forgive and forget(verb, expression, grant, pardon)
2
go easy on(verb, expression, drop, clear)
2
grant forgiveness
2
kiss and make up(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
2
lame excuse(expression, dissuasion)
2
let it go(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
2
let up on(verb, expression, drop, clear)
2
make allowances for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, forgive)
2
ostensible motive(expression, dissuasion)
2
save the necessity(expression, exemption)
2
turn other cheek(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
2
wipe slate clean(verb, expression, drop, take)
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alibi out of
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cop a plea(verb, expression, favor, sustain)
1
cover with excuses
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dismiss from mind(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
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