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181 entries under expression topic. ×
| speak haltingly(verb, idiom, pause, hesitate) | |
| yield to despair(idiom, hopelessness) | |
| back off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| be afraid(verb, idiom, worry, avoid) | |
| blow hot and cold(verb, idiom, shake, pause) | |
| break out in a sweat(idiom, worry, avoid, fuss) | |
| bring down(upset, fall, collapse, plunge) | |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay) | |
| bring up the rear(verb, idiom, draw, follow) | |
| choke off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| choke up(verb, fail) | |
| close off(verb, check, delay, hinder) | |
| come to grief(idiom, failure) | |
| dare not(verb, worry, avoid, fuss) | |
| desert under fire | |
| do a pratfall(idiom, upset, collapse, plunge) | |
| draw back(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| drop back(verb, draw, follow, extend) | |
| drop the ball(verb, idiom, pause, hesitate) | |
| fall back(verb, draw, follow, extend) |
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