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shy from(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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take exception to(verb, idiom, decline, reject)
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take in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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take issue with
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take the pledge(verb, idiom, reject, refuse)
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throw off(verb, stop, reject, refuse)
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throw over(verb, stop, reject, refuse)
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toss over(verb, stop, reject, refuse)
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turn thumbs down(verb, idiom, decline, reject)
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turn yellow(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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walk out on(verb, idiom, reject, refuse)
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wash hands of(verb, idiom, decline, reject)
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wiggle out(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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wimp out(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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withdraw from agreement or statement(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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worm out(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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worm out of(verb, idiom, take, withdraw)
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accept defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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admit defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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admit you were wrong(idiom, withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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