break
verb
to not do something that you promised or agreed to do
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To not keep a promise
go back on
to fail to do something that you have promised or agreed to do
cry off
to decide not to do something that you had promised or agreed to do
back out
to decide not to do something you agreed to do
duck out of
to avoid doing something that you were intending to do or had promised to do
rat on
to not do something that you promised to do
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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