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bail out(run, position, leave, abandon)
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cop out(run, leave, abandon, rush)
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leave high and dry(verb, idiom, run, position)
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let down(verb, phrasal verb, upset, fail)
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opt out(run, position, leave, abandon)
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run out on(idiom, run, leave, abandon)
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take off(run, leave, abandon, rush)
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bag it(verb, drop, position, renounce)
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bring to naught(idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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cast down(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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check out(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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come to nothing(idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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crawl out(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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cut out(rush, dash, bound)
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dash hopes(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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dismay frustrate(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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fall down on(idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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fall flat(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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fall short of(idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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give up(position, leave, abandon, quit)
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