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beat a retreat(expression, idiom)
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beat it(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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beg off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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bend(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, quit)
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blow(go, remove, leave, draw, retreat)
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book(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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break off combat(expression, idiom)
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buckle(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, quit)
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cancel(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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cave(verb, go, agree, surrender, acknowledge)
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cease resistance
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cede(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, quit)
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check out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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chicken out(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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concede(verb, withdraw, agree, abandon, yield)
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cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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defer to(verb, expression, endure, acquiesce, succumb)
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demur(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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detach(go, remove, leave, draw, eliminate)
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draw away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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