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mess up(verb, phrasal verb)
2
nip in the bud(idiom, stop, hold, control)
2
put off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
2
remain firm(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
2
rule out(verb, stop, separate, halt)
2
screw up(verb, phrasal verb, obscure, confuse)
2
shut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
2
shut out(verb, stop, close, separate)
2
stand up to(verb, idiom, stop, attack)
2
stave off(verb, stop, separate, restrain)
2
stick fast(verb, disregard, ignore, bear)
2
take on(verb, attack, oppose, block)
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give the slip(verb, idiom, stop, ruin)
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abstain from(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
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across the grain
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advise against(verb, prevent, discourage, deter)
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at right angles(adjective, idiom, cross, over)
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avoid escape(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound)
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beat around the bush(idiom, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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beat down(verb, cross, frustrate, blank)
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