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| time off(noun, stop, calm, break) | |
| time out(noun, verb, phrasal verb, break) | |
| rest period(noun, idiom) | |
| breathing space(noun, idiom, stop, calm) | |
| put off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, reduce) | |
| coffee break(noun, idiom, stop, calm) | |
| stay of execution(idiom, pardon, acquittal, lateness) | |
| breathing spell(noun, idiom, calm, break) | |
| let off(verb, phrasal verb, clear, forget) | |
| tea break(noun, rest, breather) | |
| accept apology(verb, forget, excuse, absolve) | |
| allow for(verb, forget, excuse, absolve) | |
| bear no malice(verb, idiom, forget, excuse) | |
| bear with(clear, forget, excuse, absolve) | |
| breathing time(idiom, repose) | |
| bury the hatchet(idiom, forget, excuse, absolve) | |
| dismiss from mind(verb, idiom, forget, excuse) | |
| kiss and make up(verb, idiom, forget, excuse) | |
| laugh off(verb, forget, excuse, spring) | |
| let bygones be bygones(verb, idiom, forget, excuse) |
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