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twiddle thumbs(relax, lie, idle, lazy)
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ward off(block, escape, dodge, evade)
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waste time(relax, lie, idle, lazy)
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while away hours(idiom, relax, lie, idle)
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avoid escape(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound)
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avoid work(slack, coast, diddle)
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beat around bush(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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beat around the bush(idiom, avoid, frustrate, baffle)
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beg the question(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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break rules(disregard, ignore, snub, overlook)
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chicken heart(noun, chicken, coward, weakling)
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chicken liver(noun, chicken, coward, weakling)
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dodge payment(fail, stiff, evade, defraud)
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draw back(verb, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
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fail to pay(idiom, evade, duck)
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fiddle around(slack, coast, diddle)
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fluff off(slack, coast, diddle)
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fly in face of(idiom, disregard, ignore, snub)
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get away(verb, escape, evade, flee)
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get away from(idiom, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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