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| come to an end(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| cut out(verb, hold, break, drop) | |
| declare a recess | |
| drag your feet(idiom, delay, hesitate, linger) | |
| establish oneself(verb, stop, settle, delay) | |
| fight shy of | |
| fill time(verb, stop, delay, stay) | |
| forty winks(noun, stop, calm, break) | |
| full stop(idiom, stop, halt, stoppage) | |
| give over(verb, stop, end, abandon) | |
| give the run around(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| grinding halt(noun, stop, break, close) | |
| hang about(verb, stop, settle, delay) | |
| hang fire(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| hang in(verb, stop, settle, delay) | |
| hang it up(verb, idiom, hold, break) | |
| hang onto your hat(idiom, stop, delay, stay) | |
| have misgivings(verb, hesitate, scruple) | |
| hemming and hawing(noun, idiom, delay, weakness) | |
| hold down(verb, stop, hold, control) |
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