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cry peccavi(expression, penitence)
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declare null and void(verb, expression, remove, dismiss)
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divest oneself(expression, abrogation)
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do penance(expression, penitence)
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eat your words(verb, expression, withdraw, renounce)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, reject, dismiss)
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go back on word(expression, deny, renounce, disown)
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humble oneself(expression, penitence)
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learn by experience(expression, penitence)
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lose your nerve(expression, withdraw, yield, renege)
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plead guilty(expression, penitence)
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sing de profundis(expression, penitence)
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sing miserere(expression, penitence)
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take a hop
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think better of something(expression, withdraw, yield, renege)
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turn back on(expression, decline, deny, renounce)
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turn from sin(expression, penitence)
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turn your back on(verb, expression, reject, deny)
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wash your hands of(verb, expression, reject, deny)
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weasel out of(expression, deny, renounce, disown)
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