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give up work
verb as in retire
verb as in superannuate
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Kitty respectfully resisted the demand; it was contrary to her principles to give up work half finished.
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She was compelled to give up work and seek seclusion for a season.
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So, thinking I should be able to leave service, and give up work, I spent all the money I had left.
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It is very much like asking a man to give up work and go abroad for the benefit of his health.
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In former times Shropshire labourers used to give up work for the rest of the day when they heard the first note of the cuckoo.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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