turn down
to not accept an offer or request
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To refuse to think about, believe or accept something
shoot down
to refuse even to consider something such as an idea or a plan
push aside
to refuse to think about something unpleasant
not hear of it
to refuse to accept a suggestion or offer
deceive yourself
to refuse to believe something because you do not want to
close your mind to something
to refuse to consider something
put your foot down
to refuse very firmly to do or accept something
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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