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stick at(verb, phrasal verb, unwillingness)
3
take no denial(idiom, obstinacy)
2
hang back(pause, hesitate, scruple)
2
have qualms(verb, stick, question, pause)
2
hem and haw(verb, idiom, disagree, hesitate)
2
hold off(pause, hesitate, scruple)
2
pull back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
2
think twice(pause, hesitate, scruple)
2
think twice about(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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break with(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict)
1
draw back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
1
fight shy of
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fly in the face of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
1
have misgivings(verb, stick, question, shy)
1
hum and haw
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make bones about
1
put up a fight(verb, idiom, oppose, refuse)
1
put up an argument(verb, idiom, oppose, refuse)
1
say no way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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say not a chance(verb, idiom, oppose, refuse)
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