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shuffle off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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shut out(verb, stop, check, decline)
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skip out on(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
skip town(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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stay away(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
stay out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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steer clear of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, escape)
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step aside(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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close out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, remove)
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count out(verb, stop, remove, reject)
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cut short(verb, stop, hold, control)
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declare illegal(verb, stop, decline, reject)
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defend against(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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drive out(verb, stop, remove, reject)
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force out(verb, stop, remove, reject)
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foul up(verb, stop, prevent, hinder)
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give the run around(verb, idiom, stop, prevent)
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hang up(verb, stop, prevent, hinder)
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hold back(verb, stop, control, check)
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hold down(verb, stop, hold, control)
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