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