MINDHUNTER

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Step away
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Step away
to stop being involved in something or to stop having or doing something
He is not going to step away from the battle just yet
Wear down
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wear down
Make something weaker
The stress of my job is wearing me down
Hunt down
Search for someone to punish or kill them.
The police hunted down the killer in the forest
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Hunt down
Thumb one's noses
To act disrespectfully
Killers thumb their nose to the policeman
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Thumb one's noses
Jilted
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jilted
suddenly reject or abandon (a lover).
"he was jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be"
Stick out like a sore thumb
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Stick out like a sore thumb
be very obviously different from the surrounding people or things.
"you stick out like a sore thumb in that ghastly uniform"
loose up
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loose up
Become more relaxed or comfortable.
He was very shy at first but has loosened up and is more talkative now.
drag into
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drag into
force someone or something into a situation that is unpleasant, difficult, or undesirable
"I'm sorry for dragging you into this"
Ratchet up
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Ratchet up
increase something in small amounts repeatedly over time.
Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels
Level with
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level with
to speak honestly to (someone) He never leveled with his parents about the accident.
Level with me. Why did you do it?
Frown upon
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Frown upon
disapprove of something or someone. For example
smoking is frowned upon in many societies"
Scratch one's back
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Scratch one's back
one person helps another on condition that the second person helps them in return.
Tapper off
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Tapper off
To gradually become smaller, weaker, or less frequent.
"Her voice tapered off as she realized everyone was listening".
Drag out
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Drag out
to cause (something) to take more time than necessary.
He dragged out the speech much too long.
Old hat
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Old hat
old fashioned
"last year's electronics are already old hat"

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