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lock up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
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make bones about
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make oneself scarce(verb, idiom, go, remove)
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opt out(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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phase out(go, leave, draw, eliminate)
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put out to pasture(idiom, go, part, separate)
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reel in(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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rule out(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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shrink away(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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sit on(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
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sit on fence(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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step back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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stop to consider
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straddle the fence
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take a hike(verb, idiom, go, remove)
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take away(go, withdraw, eliminate, retreat)
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take back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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take in(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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take leave(verb, go, remove, leave)
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take out(verb, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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