109 entries under expression topic. ×
| take exception(verb, object, protest, disagree) | |
| think about(verb, stop, pause, balance) | |
| trip up(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver) | |
| apothecaries' weight(idiom, gravity) | |
| avoirdupois weight(idiom, gravity) | |
| back away(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) | |
| back off(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) | |
| big stink(qualm, reluctancy, counter-argument) | |
| draw back(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) | |
| express doubts(object, protest, balk) | |
| fall back(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) | |
| formal complaint(qualm, reluctancy, counter-argument) | |
| gorge the hook(idiom, willingness) | |
| grain of salt(idiom, condition, qualm, stipulation) | |
| hang fire(idiom, unwillingness) | |
| have doubts about(verb, idiom, doubt, suspect) | |
| have no motive(idiom, absence of motive) | |
| lack of desire(idiom, qualm, reluctancy, counter-argument) | |
| lack of enthusiasm(idiom, qualm, reluctancy, counter-argument) | |
| make a pause |
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