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back down(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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back pedal(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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beg off(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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go back on(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, surrender)
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throw in the towel(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, surrender)
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avoid(verb, withdraw, yield, surrender, cancel)
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back out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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blow it off(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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bow out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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cancel(verb, withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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chicken out(verb, expression, withdraw, back, yield)
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cop out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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funk out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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get cold feet(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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give up(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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give way(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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have no stomach for(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, yield)
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make concessions(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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pull out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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recant(verb, withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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