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121swear off — decide to give up something that you are in the habit of using My friend swore off alcohol several years ago …
122bite the bullet — decide after hesitation to do something difficult or unpleasant. [from the old custom of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on when undergoing surgery without anaesthetic.] → bite …
123call it a day — decide to stop doing something. → day …
124plump for — decide definitely in favour of (one of two or more possibilities). → plump something up …
125think better of — decide not to do (something) after reconsideration. → think …
126throw in one's lot with — decide to share the fate of. → lot …
127fall by the wayside (to) — Decide not to continue; fail. ► “Economists can so dislike the conclusions of an article that they comb through the article with the sole hope of refuting its logic. . . . They focus on minor points in the hope that more major issues will fall… …
128take a pass (to) — Decide against …