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steer clear of(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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step aside(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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take in(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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turn down(cut, separate, reject, cool)
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beat around bush(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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beg the question(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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care for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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cast aside(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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cop out(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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drive off(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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fight off(verb, phrasal verb, check, reject)
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force off(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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get out of(verb, idiom, move, cut)
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give cold shoulder to(idiom, cut, separate, cool)
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give the runaround(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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keep away(verb, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
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keep distance(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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kick in the teeth(verb, idiom, check, resist)
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knock down(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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lash out at(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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