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set at large(verb, expression, drop, clear)
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set at liberty(expression, exemption)
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set right(expression, resolve, tell, reveal)
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show the door(expression, remove, terminate, expel)
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song and dance(noun, expression, action, cause)
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sour grapes(noun, expression, action, cause)
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speak in favor(verb, expression, favor, sustain)
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squirm out of
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stand up for(verb, expression, favor, sustain)
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swim with the tide(verb, expression, take, disregard)
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take an oath(verb, expression, approve, uphold)
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take rap for(verb, expression, pardon, forgive)
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think no more of(expression, forget, pardon, absolve)
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throw light upon(expression, resolve, tell, reveal)
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turn blind eye to(verb, expression, take, disregard)
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verdict of acquittal
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why and wherefore(noun, expression, action, cause)
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wipe it off(expression, clear, relieve, duty)
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wipe the slate clean(expression, clear, relieve, duty)
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withdraw the charge
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