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snap back(verb, overcome, return, bump)
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start back(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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stay away(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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stay out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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steer clear of(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
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step back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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about the bush
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absent oneself(verb, go, remove, leave)
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answer back(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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back pedal(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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back talk(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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back up(turn, retreat, retire, recede)
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bail out(go, leave, draw, eliminate)
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beat it(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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beg off(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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beg the question
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call off(verb, move, change, push)
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cave in(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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change position(verb, move, change, push)
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check out(verb, go, remove, leave)
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