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get out(verb, withdraw, avoid, escape)
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give place to(verb, phrasal verb, avoidance)
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give wide berth to(idiom, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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gloss over(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook)
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go against(verb, ignore, defy, violate)
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go counter to(idiom, disregard, ignore, snub)
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hang around(verb, relax, idle, slack)
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hem and haw(idiom, avoid, frustrate, baffle)
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horse around(slack, coast, diddle)
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keep distance(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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lead on a merry chase(avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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leave loose ends
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leave town(fail, stiff, evade, defraud)
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let pass(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook)
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lie down on job(verb, idiom, release, neglect)
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lily liver(noun, chicken, coward, weakling)
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look the other way(idiom, disregard, dismiss, overlook)
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lose sight of(idiom, disregard, dismiss, overlook)
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make way for(verb, phrasal verb, avoidance)
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meet under arch(idiom, stiff, evade, defraud)
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