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run the gauntlet(idiom, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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say no(verb, decline, reject, dismiss)
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say no to(verb, idiom, decline, reject)
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scorn to receive
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sell out(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon)
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shoot down(verb, decline, dismiss, ignore)
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shrink from(verb, reject, ignore, avoid)
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shrug off(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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shudder at(verb, reject, scorn, dislike)
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sit on the fence(idiom, pass, withdraw, quit)
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sit out(verb, pass, withdraw, quit)
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square off(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist)
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stave off(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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steer clear(verb, reject, turn, slight)
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step over the line(idiom, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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swear off(verb, stop, reject, abandon)
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sweep aside(cut, disregard, dismiss, slight)
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take a walk(verb, idiom, reject, withdraw)
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take dim view of(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, slight, criticize)
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