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The act of relenting.
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It was a cave in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- bite one's tongue
- cutting edge
- easy as pie
- get somebody's goat
- give in
- go without saying
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- nuts and bolts
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- play old harry
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- roll out the red carpet
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