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go back(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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move back(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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pull back(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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recede from(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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stand away(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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stand back(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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step back(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, fear, demoralization)
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turn tail and ran(expression, idiom, fear, loss, demoralization)
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be on the run(expression, surrender, failure, demoralization)
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beat a retreat(expression, surrender, failure, demoralization)
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give ground(expression, surrender, failure, demoralization)
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have a reverse gear(expression, surrender, failure, demoralization)
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lay down arms(expression, surrender, loss, demoralization)
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lose ground(expression, surrender, failure, demoralization)
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take a back seat(expression, surrender, failure, demoralization)
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call uncle(expression, slang, surrender, loss)
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give up on(expression, surrender, loss, demoralization)
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call it quits(expression, idiom, surrender, loss, demoralization)
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abandon(noun, surrender, loss, demoralization)
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capitulate(noun, surrender, loss, demoralization)
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