Trot out and Turn down

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Trot out verb - To put before another for acceptance or consideration.

Usage example: after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another

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Turn down is an antonym for trot out.

Turn down verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Trot out is an antonym for turn down.

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Turn down and Trot out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/trot_out/turn_down

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