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To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
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I was going to sue, until my legal advisors told me to back off.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
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- zero in on
- zoom down
- a cut above
- as all get-out
- as well
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- at full tilt
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- forty winks
- get a jump on
- get busy
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- hit the spot
- hustle and bustle
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- keep your hair on
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- make fun of
- move heaven and earth
- nail biter
- not half bad
- off and on
- on board
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- out of proportion
- out to lunch
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- same old story
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