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To cease to proceed or act

To refuse or say no to

To annul or put an end to, especially formally

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually

To give up one's resistance against something

To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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Verb

To cease to proceed or act

bring to an end

axe^UK

ax^US

bring to a halt

pull the plug on

bring to a close

resist the temptation to

bring to a stop

draw to a close

give a wide berth to

come to a close

put the kibosh on

restrain oneself from

stop oneself from

get on the wagon

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

restrain yourself

call it quits on

bring to a standstill

sit on one's hands

quit cold turkey

bring down curtain

put a period to

avoid doing something

have nothing to do with

come to a standstill

prevent oneself from

cease to indulge in

take the pledge

keep from happening

bring to a conclusion

bring to an untimely end

reach a standstill

stop in your tracks

go on the wagon

break the habit of

knock something on the head

become obsolete

give something a miss

stand down from

give something up

turn aside from

be no longer valid

bring to fruition

come to a conclusion

set the seal on

tie up loose ends

be through with

come to the end

blow the whistle on

leave unfinished

bring to a premature end

stop in full flow

turn your back on

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

make impossible

make impracticable

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“Would he care to desist his blathering on what is an unfair system and step outside and settle this mano-a-mano?”

Verb

To refuse or say no to

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

send one's regrets

shake one's head

give the red light

give the thumbs down

turn deaf ear to

draw the line at

refuse to receive

give thumbs down to

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

give something a miss

not take advantage of

give the brush-off to

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Verb

To annul or put an end to, especially formally

declare null and void

render null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

bring to an end

declare invalid

make ineffective

knock something on the head

get off the hook

render meaningless

bring to naught

call all bets off

make null and void

go back on your word

wipe slate clean

turn thumbs down

fly in the face of

put the kibosh on

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

remove all traces of

ride roughshod over

trample underfoot

redress the balance

put a line through

wipe from the face of the earth

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

render ineffective

be an antidote to

pull the plug on

place an embargo on

give thumbs down

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

refuse permission to

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Verb

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

take a breather

have a breather

catch one's breath

come to standstill

stop what you're doing

come to a standstill

put your feet up

suspend proceedings

blow hot and cold

pussyfoot around

come up for air

be unable to decide

be unable to make up your mind

drag your heels

sit on the fence

run hot and cold

hold your horses

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

adopt Fabian tactics

relax your efforts

express reluctance

express misgivings

express reservations

chop and change

keep changing your mind

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To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually

take the bite out

take the sting out

take a nosedive

go into a tailspin

come to nothing

go through the floor

be on the way out

become less intense

draw to a close

die away or out

die away or down

lose its effectiveness

lose its effect

take the edge off

become listless

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

be on one's deathbed

be giving up the ghost

be slipping away

be about to die

be on your last legs

become moribund

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be breathing one's last

be approaching death

decrease in value

decline in price

be precipitated

become narrower

pale into insignificance

lose significance

decrease in importance

become less dense

become less numerous

become less in number

take a turn for the worse

go down the toilet

become debilitated

go down the tubes

go to rack and ruin

come apart at seams

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Verb

To give up one's resistance against something

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

raise the white flag

show the white flag

wave the white flag

give up the struggle

be conquered by

put up white flag

be overwhelmed by

resign yourself

make concessions

hoist the white flag

throw in your hand

give yourself up

show white flag

throw up the sponge

throw up one's hands

roll over and play dead

give away the store

give oneself over

have no fight left

be a casualty to

lose one's position to

be overthrown by

pass into the hands of

pass into enemy hands

be destroyed by

be vanquished by

act in accordance with

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Verb

To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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