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| mess up(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| nip in the bud(idiom, stop, hold, control) | |
| put off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) | |
| remain firm(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| rule out(verb, stop, separate, halt) | |
| screw up(verb, phrasal verb, obscure, confuse) | |
| shut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close) | |
| shut out(verb, stop, close, separate) | |
| stand up to(verb, idiom, stop, attack) | |
| stave off(verb, stop, separate, restrain) | |
| stick fast(verb, disregard, ignore, bear) | |
| take on(verb, attack, oppose, block) | |
| give the slip(verb, idiom, stop, ruin) | |
| abstain from(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| across the grain | |
| advise against(verb, prevent, discourage, deter) | |
| at right angles(adjective, idiom, cross, over) | |
| avoid escape(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound) | |
| beat around the bush(idiom, escape, frustrate, baffle) | |
| beat down(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) |
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