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put off(verb, phrasal verb, avoid, hide)
6
steer clear of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, ignore)
4
step aside(verb, phrasal verb, escape, dodge)
4
turn aside(verb, phrasal verb, move, cut)
4
ward off(verb, phrasal verb, block, avoid)
3
beg the question(idiom, deceive, hide, escape)
3
get around(verb, phrasal verb, move, cut)
3
get out of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, move)
3
hem and haw(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
3
move aside(verb, phrasal verb)
2
beat around the bush(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
blow hot and cold(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
cop a plea(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
cop out(avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
fake out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
fend off(verb, move, cut, block)
2
give the slip(verb, idiom, move, cut)
2
go around(verb, phrasal verb, ignore, neglect)
2
hold off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
keep clear(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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