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abide by her decision
Definition
to tolerate or put up with something
- My father, having inherited the cautious and law-abiding genes in the family, could never quite gather the courage to join his older brother on these free movie escapades, even though he really, really wanted to see the films.p. 88.7
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- If my father limited his handyman skills to his own humble abode, that would be fine.p. 182.9
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