1
be careless(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook, miss)
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be derelict(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook, miss)
1
be idle(lie, lazy, slack, loiter, bum)
1
be irresponsible(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook, miss)
1
be negligent(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook, miss)
1
beat around bush(expression, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
1
beat around the bush(expression, idiom, avoid, frustrate, baffle)
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beg
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beg the question(expression, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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break rules(expression, disregard, ignore, snub, overlook)
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bunco
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burke
1
carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
case(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
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cavil(avoid, hide, escape, conceal, hedge)
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chicken heart(noun, expression, chicken, coward, weakling)
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chicken liver(noun, expression, chicken, coward, weakling)
1
clock watcher
1
coast(slack, slick, creep, sneak, tiptoe)
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