to stop being involved in an activity or agreement:
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RE: Knocking him down
to cause someone or something to fall to the ground by hitting him, her, or it
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Held them out
to continue to defend yourself against an enemy or attack without being defeated:
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RE: Strung them up
to tie or fix the ends of a long, thin object to two points that are high up, allowing the rest of it to hang freely:
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RE: Taken them over
to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it:
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RE: Ticking them off
to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it:
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Winning him over
to persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before:
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Canceled them out
to remove the effect of one thing by doing another thing that has the opposite effect:
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RE: Putting them forth
to change a clock or watch to make it show a later time, especially an hour later:
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Shutting them down
If a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating:
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RE: Setting her off
to cause a loud noise or explosion, such as that made by a bomb or an alarm (= a warning sound) to begin or happen:
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RE: Starting one off
to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk about something that they talk about often:
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Blown him out
If a flame blows out or you blow it out, it stops burning when a person or the wind blows on it:
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To weigh on sb
If a problem or responsibility weighs on you, it makes you worried or unhappy: