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108 entries under expression topic. ×

6
hem and haw(verb, idiom, stop, avoid)
5
beat around the bush(verb, idiom, avoid, shift)
3
beg the question(verb, idiom, decline, avoid)
3
mince words(verb, idiom, clear, escape)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, idiom, stop, avoid)
2
cop a plea(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
cop out(verb, decline, leave, abandon)
2
evade the issue
2
get around(verb, move, cut, decline)
2
give up(leave, abandon, refuse, surrender)
2
go back on(idiom, reject, withdraw, leave)
2
hum and haw(verb, idiom)
2
opt out(reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
2
pull out(verb, go, advance, remove)
2
sit on the fence(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
throw over(reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
1
abstain from(verb, reject, abandon, refuse)
1
around the bush
1
back and fill
1
back out(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon)
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