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To postpone or assign to a later time or date

To submit to or acknowledge the merit of

To pause in indecision before doing something

To store or set aside for future use

To act in a submissive manner

To experience or live through something

To fail to care for or pay attention to

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To postpone or assign to a later time or date

put on the back burner

reorganize^US

reorganise^UK

bring to screeching halt

put off the evil day

close off

stave off

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

put off the evil hour

throw a spanner in the works

temporise^UK

temporize^US

leave to another time

put out of commission

balk^US

baulk^UK

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“He said the national executive agreed to defer the election to October 2, two weeks later than the original date of September 18.”

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To submit to or acknowledge the merit of

honor^US

honour^UK

act in accordance with

lose one's position to

pass into the hands of

pass into enemy hands

roll over and play dead

recognize^US

recognise^UK

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“But I'm sure there are many people like me who would defer to scientific facts that are duly recorded and widely acknowledged.”

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To pause in indecision before doing something

temporise^UK

temporize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

kick the can down the road

avoid doing something

put something off

sit tight

take no action

keep from doing something

avoid committing oneself

take your time

avoid making a decision

put off doing something

second-guessing yourself

have doubts

hang around

hang about

be unable to make up your mind

keep changing your mind

let the grass grow under one's feet

go from one extreme to the other

be on the horns of a dilemma

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

think something unlikely

be dubious

lack conviction

be sceptical

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

have reservations about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

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To store or set aside for future use

economise^UK

economize^US

put aside for rainy day

put by for a rainy day

put away for a rainy day

put aside for a rainy day

retain in one's possession

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To act in a submissive manner

curry favor^US

ingratiate oneself with

eulogize^US

fall over oneself for

eulogise^UK

bow and scrape before

lay it on with a trowel

humour^UK

humor^US

be sycophantic towards

be servile towards

wax lyrical about

compliment excessively

express admiration for

say nice things about

be obsequious towards

throw oneself at someone's feet

lie down and roll over

cultivate

fawn over

try to get on the good side of

prostrate oneself before

lionize^US

lionise^UK

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To experience or live through something

come into contact with

be forced to contend with

labor under^US

realise^UK

realize^US

labor^US

labour^UK

savor^US

savour^UK

recognise^UK

recognize^US

come face to face with

run up against

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To fail to care for or pay attention to

leave something undone

pay little attention to

have nothing to do with

fail to take advantage of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give something a miss

not take into consideration

let something go downhill

keep one's distance from

let something go to seed

lay aside

take with a pinch of salt

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

look past

leave out of consideration

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

refuse to acknowledge

let bygones be bygones

give someone the brush-off

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

indulge

deal rapidly with

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

tell someone to get lost

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

give the thumbs down to

baulk at

not accept

not take advantage of

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

hand someone the frozen mitt

have nothing more to do with

give a wide berth to

bin off

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

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