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helped avoided refrained from stopped averted dodged evaded prevented abstained abstained from bypassed circumvented controlled deflected desisted diverted ducked eluded escaped forbore got around passed up precluded resisted restrained from shied from shirked shook off shrank from sidestepped skipped skipped out on skirted stayed away stayed away from steered clear steered clear of withstood broke the habit of fended off forbore from got out of kept from neutralised shunned warded off anticipated arrested blocked checked checkmated compensated for counteracted counterbalanced deterred eschewed forbade forbid forestalled frustrated halted headed off hindered impeded interfered with made up for negated neutralized nullified obviated offset offsetted prohibited provided shook stalled staved off stove off ceased declined denied yourself desisted from did without forwent gave up kicked left off refused renounced withheld from put a stop to thwarted held back foiled obstructed defended against repelled shut out put an end to kept at bay inhibited cut out quit intercepted kept off turned aside parried put paid to baulked forfended balked upset put the kibosh on countered curbed repulsed opposed hampered restricted stonewalled restrained repressed quitted discontinued rebuffed cramped defeated called a halt to beat abandoned stymied dropped suspended scotched laid off ruled out spoilt spoiled stumped packed in fenced trammeled trammelled retarded crimped limited interdicted got off discouraged scuppered reined in axed kept lid on put on hold put off put the stopper on warded held at bay kept at arm's length put on back burner debarred nipped in the bud baffled barred ditched put a damper on cut off given up forborne from forgone gotten out of done without called it a day derailed delayed glanced snookered shackled passed on dissuaded puzzled fettered handicapped rebound rebounded forsook forsaken knocked off mystified confounded circumnavigated stood in the way of suppressed overturned waived defended bulwarked guarded lay off handcuffed clogged short-circuited crippled hog-tied nonplussed relinquished manacled encumbered embarrassed hobbled swore off sworn off disrupted discountenanced belayed belaid finished shrunk from screened flummoxed backed off from packed up gotten off pulled out of checked out from broken the habit of canned saved forefended shaken dammed hung up protected against nipped something in the bud shielded yourself from corked fought off choked off ruined dead-ended not touched turned off stood up for shielded against cramped one's style skirted round crabbed interfered kept from happening chilled frightened rebuked hung fire indisposed glanced off cooled kept quieted shelved deprecated withheld juked cornered defended oneself against surceased from warned scared kiboshed outwitted safeguarded against disadvised tied up poured cold water on turned away called it quits on held up crashed dispensed with unsettled interrupted pigeonholed covered staved wrecked guarded against escaped from jacked in fended pre-empted disfavored stove left out kept back disfavoured talked out of forewent foregone broke off broken off beaten gotten around shaken off forborne went without gone without forbidden withholden thrown cold water on threw cold water on done for taken down taken wind out of took wind out of did for took down drawn away drew away gave the run around threw a spanner in the works thrown a monkey wrench in the works of threw a monkey wrench in the works of thrown a spanner in the works of threw a spanner in the works of given the run around thrown a monkey wrench into thrown a spanner in the works threw a monkey wrench into given over gave over broke up broken up shut off ended let up concluded terminated cut short broke broken brake wound up brought to an end passed closed elapsed determined laid off of winked out lapsed expired called it quits died brought to a halt pulled the plug on surceased canceled cancelled rejected abjured cut shut down quit cold set aside cut it out left alone snubbed spurned repudiated paused scrapped had done with ignored forswore forsworn stopped oneself from restrained oneself from refrained turned down brought to a stop packed it in come to an end gone went dismissed resigned from repealed rescinded disapproved sacrificed overlooked completed revoked knocked back aborted abolished reprobated eliminated stayed intervened killed baulked at said no to called off scrubbed intermitted remitted come to a stop kicked over cut into come to a halt closed down forlet not accepted let alone quit cold turkey put the lid on prevented yourself from kicked the habit come to a close wrapped up said goodbye to cut dead come to a standstill prevented oneself from knocked something on the head parted with put a cork in closed out withdrawn withdrew came to an end closed off denied yielded surrendered dissolved stood down from chucked ceded extracted marginalized excised deleted exsected carved usurped removed ousted extirpated severed abrogated excluded isolated disavowed abdicated failed held back from brought to end demurred resolved stilled disregarded discounted resigned caught disturbed demurred at stemmed annulled staunched abated scratched hesitated deselected nixed faltered adjourned brushed aside wavered sundered phased out immobilized recessed forfeited balanced staggered dithered vacillated scrupled teetered wabbled wobbled limped whiffled stumbled bucked given a rest came to a stop died away laid aside left faded away refused to take advantage of gave a rest disunited brought to standstill resisted the temptation to wiped out got shut of wound down rounded out came to a halt parted from turned your back on achieved petered out winded something up fizzled out drawn to a close checked oneself gave a wide berth to eighty-sixed looked down one's nose at missed switched off dissevered hung it up pulled up finished with stopped trying stopped work passed by wiggle-waggled sewed up ultimated fetched up come off cried off drew to a close disjoined jacked something in opted out of settled succeeded came to a standstill gave something the chop came to a close backed off marginalised had nothing to do with crowned not heeded downed tools opted out stemmed the flow given something the chop died down given a wide berth to ended up separated rounded off immobilised finished off hung back consummated brought to a close negatived disposed of pulled the plug jilted rested sat out parted spelled disconnected wrapped divorced retired from wrapt come to rest stopped doing shilly-shallied interposed balked at topped off culminated brought to a standstill sewn up brought up dusted off ceased to indulge in yolden yold carven corve extraught frozen froze backed out of broke into broken into lain by lay by holp holpen got done got shot of gotten shot of gotten done taken the cure gotten on the wagon took the cure got on the wagon drawn up blown the whistle on blew the whistle on came to rest drew to a stand drew up drawn to a stand threw in the towel thrown in the sponge threw in the sponge thrown in the towel gave something a miss given something a miss gave the thumbs down to thrown out came off threw out given the thumbs down to gotten rid of blown off did away with got rid of blew off done away with bagged it went cold turkey gone cold turkey taken away took out took away taken out wrote off withdrawn from threw up written off withdrew from thrown up broke with forgot about broken with forgotten about given the red light shook one's head gave the thumbs down given the thumbs down shaken one's head gave the red light

adjourned avoided deferred delayed postponed refrained remitted kept from put off put over put on ice put on the back burner put back shelved put in cold storage put on hold suspended held off on put on back burner held over rescheduled stayed prorogued stalled laid over held up mothballed respited set aside tabled procrastinated obstructed held back evaded held in abeyance taken a rain check on took a rain check on pigeonholed continued rebuffed refused carried over stood over retarded intermitted kept in abeyance hung fire put aside laid on the table filibustered resisted stonewalled forestayed paused protracted impeded slowed prolonged hindered extended waived blocked lengthened detained cooled it dillydallied slipped away from renounced lagged reprieved neglected poked left run from dragged one's feet left to another time waited given rain check fobbed off loitered tarried dawdled dallied gave rain check lingered given a rain check gave a rain check gave the runaround gave the slip ran from gotten away from given the runaround given the slip got away from

rebuffed rebutted repelled repulsed resisted fended off kept away kept off kept at bay warded off staved off stove off fought off discouraged put to flight deflected beat off deterred put down rejected protected against beat back turned away turned back sent packing held back parried refused kept at arm's length prevented driven back drove back defended against checked beaten off foiled driven away drove away spurned avoided averted forced back frustrated thrusted back cut brushed off shut out set back chased away cast aside held at bay snubbed rebuked kept at a distance turned aside beaten back separated fought opposed declined defeated confronted fought back heave-hoed nixed traversed disowned disputed dismissed stood off duelled dueled cooled kicked forced off drove off saw off forced away seen off turned down stood up against knocked down overthrew overthrown gave cold shoulder to given cold shoulder to thrown back threw back foughten sent away refused admittance to cold-shouldered given somebody the cold shoulder gave somebody the cold shoulder given someone the brush-off gave somebody the run-around gave someone the brush-off given somebody the run-around

kept off stayed away not happened

paused waited deferred delayed held back postponed hung back hung fire refrained from put something off sat tight took no action taken no action avoided doing something played a waiting game kept from doing something bode one's time bidden one's time held one's horses

bode your time bided your time was patient werepatient been patient cooled your heels held back played the waiting game twiddled your thumbs waited waited and saw waited and seen

tabled postponed adjourned deferred delayed parked rescheduled shelved prorogued reserved suspended detained mothballed held withheld withholden continued retained suppressed hung hanged remitted stalled cooled respited contained held back held over put aside put back put off took offline taken offline held off on put on hold put on ice put on the back burner put on the shelf put in cold storage put over pigeonholed put on back burner held up stayed held in abeyance laid on the table set aside put in abeyance put off the evil day put off the evil hour interrupted prolonged protracted retarded laid aside kept in abeyance laid over carried over took a rain check on taken a rain check on discontinued recessed dissolved terminated prorogated dismissed sidelined filed halted quit cut short extended procrastinated stopped let up brought to an end called a halt to hung up hung fire slowed up put on the bank burner set back put an end to stood over put on one side put to one side put a stop to arrested ceased intermitted broke off broken off disbanded ended paused quitted omitted barred checked inactivated waived suspended proceedings slowed temporized temporised hindered dallied impeded broke up broken up restrained knocked off finished curbed staved off laid off ruled out counted out stove off come to an end called a halt slowed down called it a day given rain check tied up did later gave rain check done later frozen froze pink-slipped canned lay off took a raincheck taken a raincheck given a rain check gave a rain check taken a break took a break came to an end took a breather taken a breather took five taken five took a recess taken a recess taken a rain check took a rain check

stopped stemmed held back blocked checked slowed staunched contained plugged restricted arrested barricaded caulked clogged curbed curtailed dammed hindered restrained sealed stifled barred blockaded blocked out clogged up closed out closed up cut off filled filled up halted impeded inhibited jammed prevented stymied suppressed blocked up bridled bunged up choked choked up closed closed off controlled intercepted jammed up obstructed packed repressed shut off stalled stanched stayed stopped up stuffed blocked off bunged interfered with limited occluded shut out stonewalled thwarted bottled choked off congested gagged muzzled plugged up stoppered withheld swallowed smothered submerged strangled denied kept back held in held down choked back withholden sunk sunken sank clotted shut gummed up cut out corked obscured throttled dammed up gunged up locked out

held out resisted withstood fended off fought against fought off kept off kept at bay squared up to stood up to beared up against stood fast against stood firm against held the line against put up with put up struggle endured beared tolerated stood faced sustained bucked coped fought contested hung tough grappled with suffered stuck traversed stood one's ground stuck fast sat and took it violated disputed coped with survived weathered confronted thwarted lived through persevered in the face of held out against stood firm crossed braced defied prevailed against won out braved duelled remained firm dueled stood fast hung on held one's ground opposed combated stood up against combatted sticked repelled borne bore gone the distance against took on took ridden out taken it taken on taken flown in the face of took it flew in the face of went the distance against rode out foughten

procrastinated dallied delayed stalled dawdled temporised temporized adjourned deferred dithered havered hesitated postponed prolonged protracted retarded vacillated wavered cooled goldbricked lagged poked swithered tarried waited dragged lingered loitered paused stayed dilly-dallied put off deferred action dragged your feet let slide shilly-shallied took a raincheck taken a raincheck dragged one's feet hummed and hawed played for time postponed action hung fire put off doing something suspended action used delaying tactics played a waiting game kicked the can down the road

waived relinquished renounced abandoned surrendered yielded yold yolden ceded rejected gave up given up abdicated abjured disregarded dropped forsook forsaken refused resigned sacrificed deferred forwent forgone postponed put aside remitted spurned allowed delayed disclaimed disowned dispensed with did without done without granted left neglected prorogued removed reneged reserved set aside shelved stayed suspended tabled signed away turned down handed over held up refrained from turned over put off

protracted extended prolonged lengthened continued elongated dragged out drew out drawn out outstretched stretched stretched out perpetuated sustained carried on cooled deferred delayed drew drawn expanded kept up made longer padded postponed procrastinated prolongated spun out stalled strung out extended the duration of went on with gone on with kept something going held up kept going put off dragged on put on hold

resisted fought combatted combated repelled challenged counterattacked assailed assaulted attacked battled contested dueled duelled battled against struggled against fought against struggled with contended with faced up to fended off stood up to fought back kept at bay put up a fight against remained firm stood firm turned down warded off held out against put up a fight

rebuffed declined refused rejected spurned cut slighted snubbed repudiated repulsed cold-shouldered disdained dismissed ignored repelled turned down checked denied discouraged resisted stiff-armed brushed off snouted chid chided crossed cut dead disallowed disregarded froze out frozen out neglected opposed put down rebuked reproved knocked back looked right through beat off beaten off fended off gave someone the brush-off given someone the brush-off passed up put off sent away staved off stove off told off warded off gave someone the go-by given someone the go-by gave the brush given the brush kept at bay lashed out at not heared of gave the cold shoulder given the cold shoulder kept at a distance kept at arm's length put in one's place told someone where to get off

hung back hesitated dithered vacillated wavered demurred teetered wabbled faltered halted scrupled staggered wobbled hovered lagged lingered paused procrastinated straggled held back shilly-shallied hung fire shrank back shrunk back shrunken back shied away stayed back dragged your feet dragged your heels stayed in the background delayed stalled fluctuated havered swithered oscillated dawdled equivocated temporized dallied waited hedged alternated tergiversated dillydallied seesawed pussyfooted stumbled deferred deliberated pulled back mammered floundered hanged boggled hemmed and hawed hummed and hawed thought twice hung baulked pondered temporised doubted debated weighed balked stopped sat on fence dilly-dallied thought about balanced sat on the fence yo-yoed pussyfooted around swayed blew hot and cold blown hot and cold trembled waffled changed reeled wasted time run hot and cold flickered varied quivered swung fence-straddled rocked straddled whiffled shuddered trimmed paltered faffed about tumbled dodged trifled got cold feet gotten cold feet bobbled rolled quavered lurched whiffled waffled chopped and changed changed mind kept changing your mind messed around hung about hung around ran hot and cold ummed and ahed changed one's mind

refused declined rejected spurned repudiated scorned rebuffed disapproved disdained dismissed negated negatived nixed reprobated snubbed passed repelled repulsed shunned withdrew withdrawn demurred deselected desisted ignored protested turned down passed up threw out thrown out knocked back said no balked at baulked at brushed off dispensed with said no to turned away demurred at held back held out protested at set aside threw over thrown over turned from gave thumbs down to given thumbs down to turned deaf ear to turned one's back on jibbed at sent off drew the line at drawn the line at not bought refused to receive not cared for shook one's head shaken one's head

held office held off on held on held one's attention held one's breath held oneself held nothing back held no more held no brief for held meeting held liable held last rites for