Flinch
Pull out
Pull out verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
Usage example: the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Unless you pull out your chainsaw yourself, in which case they will shoot you to make you flinch, then chainsaw you.
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