| Decline to dance - on the garden chair?(3,3) |
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| Decide against participation |
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| Take a breather on the sideline |
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| Decide not to participate in (2 wds.) |
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| Don't take part in |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2024 |
| Don't participate |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Not participate |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Refrain from participating in |
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| Abstain |
Thomas Joseph |
02 May 2024 |
| Skip |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Do not participate in (3,3) |
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| Abstain |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Dec 2023 |
| Not participate |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2023 |
| Decline to participate |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Not participate |
USA Today |
02 May 2023 |
| Refrain from playing |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Mar 2023 |
| Don't participate in |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Opt not to play |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2022 |
| Don't participate in |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Take a break from |
Newsday |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Warm the bench |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Skip |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Not participate in: 2 wds. |
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| Skip |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Mar 2019 |
| Skip |
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| Abstain |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Apr 2016 |
| Skip a dance |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2016 |
| Abstain |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2016 |
| Abstain |
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| Take a break from |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2015 |
| Endure substantial coverage of newspaper |
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| Refrain from playing |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Sep 2015 |
| Take a break from |
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| Don't take part in |
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| Pass on, as dancing to a song |
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| Recuse oneself from, say |
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| Skip |
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| Warm the bench |
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| Don't dance |
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| Skip |
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| Skip |
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| Skip, as a dance |
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| Don't participate in |
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| Don't participate in |
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| Not take part in |
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| Skip, in a way |
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| Not participate in |
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| Skip |
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| Not participate |
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| Stay away from the action |
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| Not participate in |
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| Not take part in |
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| Stay until the end |
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| Have a bye |
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| Remain aloof |
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| Stay to the end |
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| Stay aloof from |
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| Skip a dance. |
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| Stay until the end of. |
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| Skip a dance: 2 wds. |
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| Take no part in. |
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