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not touch(idiom, disuse)
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say uncle(moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
2
show mercy(verb, moderate, yield, surrender)
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sit out(decline, withdraw, abandon, quit)
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swear off(verb, phrasal verb, decline, withdraw)
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take the cure(idiom, decline, withdraw, abandon)
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take the pledge(idiom, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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turn down(verb, stop, attack, reject)
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back down(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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bail out(verb, free, leave, excuse)
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be temperate(verb, idiom, restrain, halt)
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bear with(verb, bear, stand, tolerate)
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bear with composure
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beg to be excused(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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cast off(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cut loose(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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die hard(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
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drop like hot potato(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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drop out(verb, give, withdraw, abandon)
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ease up(stop, reduce, release, moderate)
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