| Tom Petty's "I Back Down" |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Aug 2026 |
| "Thanks, but that ___ be necessary" |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2026 |
| Refuses to |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2026 |
| Normal behavior |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Mar 2026 |
| Practice |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2026 |
| Refuse to |
Premier Sunday |
11 Jan 2026 |
| Refuses to |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2025 |
| "This __ take long" |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2025 |
| Refuses to |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2025 |
| Isn't going to be usual behaviour (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
17 Aug 2025 |
| "This ___ take long" |
Universal |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Refuses to |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Aug 2025 |
| "It ___ be long" |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2025 |
| Usual practice |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Jul 2025 |
| Habit of refusal? (4) |
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| Habit; town (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Refuses to destroy town! (4) |
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| "____ somebody please think of the children?", Simpsons meme |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Customary behavior |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2025 |
| From 1995-2000: Can't Cook, _ Cook (4) |
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| Customary behaviour from wife about commencement of trouble (4) |
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| Shan't get that habit (4) |
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| Refuses to |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Customary practice |
New York Times |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Refuses to |
Universal |
30 Oct 2024 |
| "- you be my neighbor?" |
|
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| An uncooperative habit? |
|
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| Non-cooperative habit? (4) |
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| Declines to |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Habit adopted by fellow on terraces (4) |
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| "I ___ give up!" |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Refuses to |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Custom |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Will not become a habit (4) |
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| "We ___ go back" |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2024 |
| "I ___ let you down!" ("I'm on it!") |
|
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| Refuses to |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Will not show the usual custom (4) |
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| Custom |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Mar 2024 |
| "I ___ let you down!" ("I'm on it!") |
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| With time, adopting working habit |
|
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| Habit of being contrary? |
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| Refuses to |
Universal |
28 Jan 2024 |
| "I ___ let you down!" |
|
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| Refuse to |
Newsday |
10 Nov 2023 |
| Regular practice |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2023 |
| Isn't gonna |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2023 |
| "___ Get Fooled Again" (the Who classic) |
New York Times |
25 Sep 2023 |
| "I ___ give up" (optimist's phrase) |
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| Practice acting in Winter's Tale, initially |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Custom |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2023 |
| Refuses to |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2023 |
| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" song) |
|
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| Refuses to |
Newsday |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Refuse |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2022 |
| "I ___ give up" (optimist's words) |
|
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| Custom I’m not going to obey! |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Refuses to |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Feb 2022 |
| "Can't Stop, ___ Stop" (Young Gunz song) |
|
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| "Can't stop, ___ stop!" |
|
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| Refuses to |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Habit |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2021 |
| Refuses to |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jun 2021 |
| 'I ___ bite' |
New York Times |
19 May 2021 |
| Will not, shorter |
Family Time |
11 Apr 2021 |
| "This ___ take long!" |
Universal |
06 Apr 2021 |
| Usual behavior |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2021 |
| Typical practice |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Custom |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Feb 2021 |
| Pull back, adopting new custom |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Habit |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2020 |
| Habit |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| Refuses to |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2020 |
| 'They ___ Go When I Go' (Stevie Wonder song) |
USA Today |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Petulant refusal is the custom |
|
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| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" song) |
|
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| Accustomed (to) |
|
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| Usual practice |
New York Times |
02 May 2020 |
| "I ___ let you down!" |
Universal |
25 Apr 2020 |
| Decline to |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2020 |
| "I ___ let you down." |
|
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| Refuses to |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Habit |
Newsday |
06 Dec 2019 |
| Custom |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Oct 2019 |
| 'This ___ hurt a bit' |
USA Today |
29 Oct 2019 |
| Habit |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Refuser's word |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2019 |
| Refuses to |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2019 |
| "This __ take long" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jan 2019 |
| 'This __ take long' |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| "This ___ hurt a bit" |
|
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| "This __ take long" |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Refuser's word |
|
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| Know about new habit |
|
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| Practice of few on Twitter |
|
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| Refuse to |
Premier Sunday |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Refuses to |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 May 2018 |
| Custom |
|
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| 'I ___ Grow Up' ('Peter Pan' song) |
USA Today |
25 Apr 2018 |
| Refuses to |
|
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| ''This __ take long'' |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2018 |
| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" song) |
|
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| Can, but refuses to |
Universal |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Succinct refusal as customary behaviour |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Aug 2017 |
| Refuses |
|
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| Refuses |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2017 |
| Accustomed town criminal |
|
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| Disagreeable habit, so to speak |
The Times Cryptic |
17 May 2017 |
| Practice |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2017 |
| "This ___ hurt a bit" |
Universal |
18 Mar 2017 |
| Refuses to |
|
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| 'This ___ hurt a bit' |
|
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| Customary way |
|
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| . Rule observed in revolutionary convent: no women |
|
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| Refuses |
|
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| Can, but refuses to |
|
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| Practice |
|
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| "This ___ hurt a bit" |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| Tendency |
|
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| Custom |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2016 |
| Refuses to |
New York Times |
30 Jul 2016 |
| Given time, current returns |
|
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| "This ___ hurt a bit" |
Family Time |
11 Jul 2016 |
| Custom |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2016 |
| Habit |
|
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| Usual practice |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2016 |
| Refusal contraction |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2016 |
| "___ you be my neighbor?" |
Universal |
03 Jan 2016 |
| Custom |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Tendency |
|
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| Custom |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| "___ you be my neighbor?" |
|
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| Refusal contraction |
|
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| Habit |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 Dec 2015 |
| Refusal word |
|
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| Will not contracted to supply habit |
|
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| Refuse to |
|
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| Usual pattern |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2015 |
| "____ you be my neighbor?" |
Universal |
27 May 2015 |
| Contraction of refusal |
USA Today |
12 May 2015 |
| Usual pattern |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| Contraction of refusal |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Refusal word |
|
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| "____ you be my neighbor?" |
|
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| Usual habit |
|
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| Stubborn person's word |
|
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| Stubborn person's word |
|
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| See 61-Down |
|
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| "___ you be my neighbor?" |
|
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| "I ___ Back Down" (1989 Tom Petty song) |
|
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| "This ___ take long" |
|
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| Replacements "I ___" |
|
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| Stands one's ground |
|
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| "I ___ tell" |
|
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| "__ you be my neighbor?": Mister Rogers |
|
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| The Who's "___ Get Fooled Again" |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2012 |
| Refuses to |
|
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| Isn't going to |
|
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| The Who's "___ Get Fooled Again" |
|
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| "___ Get Fooled Again" (The Who) |
|
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| Uncooperative contraction |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| Tendency |
|
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| Will's opposite |
|
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| Usual practice |
|
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| Tendency |
|
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| Uncooperative contraction |
|
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| Custom |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" tune) |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Uncooperative contraction |
|
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| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" song) |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| "Bill Bailey, ___ You Please Come Home" |
|
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| Custom |
|
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| "This __ do!" |
|
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| Will's opposite |
|
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| Refuse to |
|
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| "This __ do!" |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Established custom |
|
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| Inclination |
|
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| Refusal word |
|
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| Refuses |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| "___ Get Fooled Again" (last song on "Who's Next") |
|
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| Custom |
|
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| Custom |
|
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| Accustomed |
|
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| An established custom |
|
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| Established custom |
|
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| "___ you be my neighbor?": Mister Rogers |
|
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| Likely |
|
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| Manner |
|
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| Accustomed |
|
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| "This __ hurt a bit" |
|
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| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" song) |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| Practice |
|
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| Established custom |
|
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| Stubborn person's word |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| "This __ hurt a bit" |
|
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| Pattern of behavior |
|
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| "This __ take long" |
|
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| "___ Get Fooled Again" (The Who) |
|
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| "___ you be my neighbor" |
|
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| "I __ Grow Up": "Peter Pan" song |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| "I __ Grow Up": "Peter Pan" song |
|
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| Refuses |
|
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| "I ___ tell!" |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| Refuses |
|
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| Not going to |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Custom I'm not going to obey! |
|
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| Habit |
|
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| Refuses to |
|
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| "I __ Dance" (Kern tune) |
|
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| "I ___ Grow Up" (song from "Peter Pan") |
|
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| Practice |
|
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| Pattern of behavior |
|
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| "I ___ Grow Up" ("Peter Pan" song) |
|
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| I ____ Grow Up |
|
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| Custom |
|
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| Inclined |
|
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| Is obstinate |
|
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| "___ You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" |
|
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| Habituated |
|
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| "I ___ Dance," 1935 song |
|
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| "I ___ dance . . . " |
|
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| Spoiled child's word |
|
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| Predisposed |
|
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| Tendency |
|
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| Terrible twos word |
|
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| Usual practice. |
|
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| Habit or custom. |
|
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| Verb from a stubborn child. |
|
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| Custom; habit. |
|
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| Habit. |
|
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| Custom. |
|
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| "I ___ Back Down" (Tom Petty hit) |
|
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| Accustomed. |
|
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| Usage. |
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