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Back away: to move backwards so that you are further away from someone or something, often

because you are afraid or nervous.

Blaze away: if a fire blazes away, it burns strongly and is very bright. Similar to: burn

Die away: if something such as sound, light, or the wind diez away, it gradually becomes weaker
and the stops. Similar to: fade away.

Drop away: if a feeling or something that has a bad effect on you drops away, you stop feeling it or
being affected by it. Similar to: go away, disappear.

Clear away: top ut away the things that you have been using so that a place look neat again,
especially after a meal. Similar to: clear up, tidy away.

File away: to keep paper with information on them in a particular place so that they are easy to
find.

Gamble away: to lose lots of money or possessions by playing card games, trying to win money at
races etc and not winning.

Pour away: to get rid of a liquid by pouring it out of its container. Similar to: throw away.

Sign away: to give property or a legal right to someone else, by signing an official document.
Similar to: sign over.

Turn away: to not allow someone to enter a place.

While away: if you while away a period of time, you spend it in a pleasantly relaxing way. Similar
to: idle away.

Scare away: to make a person or animal go away by frightening them. Similar to: frighten
away/off.

Rot away: if something rots away, it decays by a gradual natural process until it desappears.

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