If a man asks a girl to marry him and she refuses, you’d say she ________.
| TURNED HIM DOWN | 674 |
| JILTED HIM | 179 |
| REJECTED HIM | 45 |
| GAVE HIM THE GATE | 37 |
| GAVE HIM THE AIR | 32 |
| REFUSED HIM | 28 |
| LET HIM DOWN | 18 |
| GAVE HIM THE MITTEN | 17 |
| THREW HIM OVER | 17 |
| DITCHED HIM | 13 |
| GIVE HIM THE AIR | 13 |
| REJECTED | 13 |
| STOOD HIM UP | 13 |
| GIVE HIM THE MITTEN | 12 |
| REFUSED | 12 |
| SAID NO | 12 |
| GAVE HIM THE BRUSH-OFF | 11 |
| GAVE HIM THE COLD SHOULDER | 10 |
| GIVE HIM THE GATE | 10 |
| SHOT HIM DOWN | 8 |
| FOOLED HIM | 7 |
| GIVE HIM THE COLD SHOULDER | 7 |
| NR | 7 |
| SNUBBED HIM | 7 |
| PUT HIM DOWN | 6 |
| DROPPED HIM | 5 |
| JOLTED HIM | 5 |
| KICKED HIM | 5 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN FLAT | 5 |
| DIDN’T WANT HIM | 4 |
| GAVE HIM THE GO-BY | 4 |
| REJECTS | 4 |
| SPURNED HIM | 4 |
| DISAPPOINTED HIM | 3 |
| GAVE HIM THE SHAFT | 3 |
| GAVE HIM UP | 3 |
| GIVE HIM THE HIGHBALL | 3 |
| PUT HIM OFF | 3 |
| SACKED HIM | 3 |
| SENT HIM PACKING | 3 |
| SHOOK HIM | 3 |
| TURNED HIM OFF | 3 |
| WOULDN’T HAVE HIM | 3 |
| BACKED OUT | 2 |
| BLACKBALLED HIM | 2 |
| BOUNCED HIM | 2 |
| BRUSHED HIM OFF | 2 |
| CANNED HIM | 2 |
| GAVE HIM A RUN-AROUND | 2 |
| GAVE HIM THE AXE | 2 |
| GAVE HIM THE BOOT | 2 |
| GAVE HIM THE BOUNCE | 2 |
| GAVE HIM THE DOOR | 2 |
| GAVE HIM THE GO-AROUND | 2 |
| GIVE HIM THE BRUSH-OFF | 2 |
| GIVE HIM THE RUN-AROUND | 2 |
| LET HIM GO | 2 |
| QUIT HIM | 2 |
| SENT HIM ON HIS WAY | 2 |
| SHOWED HIM THE GATE | 2 |
| SHUNNED HIM | 2 |
| SHUT HIM DOWN | 2 |
| THREW HIM DOWN | 2 |
| THROWED HIM OVER | 2 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN COLD | 2 |
| WOULDN’T DO IT | 2 |
| BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD | 1 |
| BROKE HIS HEART | 1 |
| BUMPED HIM OFF | 1 |
| COLD-SHOULDERED HIM | 1 |
| COPPED OUT | 1 |
| CUT HER LOOSE | 1 |
| CUT HIM OUT | 1 |
| DEAR JOHN LETTER | 1 |
| DECLINE | 1 |
| DECLINED | 1 |
| DIDN’T CARE FOR HIM | 1 |
| DISMISSED HIM | 1 |
| DOESN’T LOVE HIM | 1 |
| DON’T LIKE HIM | 1 |
| DON’T LOVE HIM | 1 |
| DON’T WANT HIM | 1 |
| DON’T WANT NO MAN | 1 |
| DUMPED HIM | 1 |
| FLOUTED HIM | 1 |
| FLUFFED HIM OFF | 1 |
| GAVE HIM NO FOR AN ANSWER | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BREEZE | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BRUSH | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BUBBLE | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BUM’S RUSH | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BUSINESS | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE FOOT | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE G.B. | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE GLOVE | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE GRAND BOUNCE | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE HEAVE-HO | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE HIGHBALL | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE IG | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE RUN | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE RUN-AROUND | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE SACK | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE WALKING PAPERS | 1 |
| GAVE RUN-AROUND | 1 |
| GAVE THE AIR | 1 |
| GAVE THE COLD SHOULDER | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A DEAR JOHN | 1 |
| GIVE HIM THE SACK | 1 |
| GIVE HIM THE SLIP | 1 |
| GIVES HIM THE SHIFT | 1 |
| GOT RID OF HIM | 1 |
| HE GOT SHOT DOWN | 1 |
| HE GOT TURNED DOWN | 1 |
| HE WAS REJECTED | 1 |
| HURT HIM | 1 |
| IGGED HIM | 1 |
| IS NOT READY | 1 |
| IS SMART | 1 |
| IS STUCK UP | 1 |
| IS USING HER OWN MIND | 1 |
| JAGGED HIM OFF | 1 |
| JILFERED HIM | 1 |
| JILT | 1 |
| JUST DIDN’T CARE ABOUT HIM | 1 |
| LEFT HIM | 1 |
| LEFT HIM OUT IN THE COLD | 1 |
| LET HIM OFF THE HOOK | 1 |
| LOWERED THE BOOM | 1 |
| MADE A BUM OUT OF HIM | 1 |
| MADE BAIT OUT OF HIM | 1 |
| MESSED OVER | 1 |
| MUST HAVE HAD SOME GOOD SENSE | 1 |
| NOT INTERESTED | 1 |
| OUT IN THE COLD | 1 |
| PACKED HIM IN | 1 |
| PASSED HIM BY | 1 |
| PASSED HIM UP | 1 |
| PICK AND CHOOSE | 1 |
| PITIED HIM | 1 |
| POLITELY TURNED HIM DOWN | 1 |
| PUT HER THUMB DOWN | 1 |
| PUT HIM ON THE FUNNY SIDE | 1 |
| REBUFFED HIM | 1 |
| REFUSED HIS PROPOSAL | 1 |
| REFUSED HIS PROPOSALS | 1 |
| REJECTS HIM | 1 |
| RENIGS HIM | 1 |
| REPULSED | 1 |
| RUNG HIM OFF | 1 |
| RUSHING | 1 |
| SAID NO AND MEANT IT | 1 |
| SENT HIM A DEAR JOHN | 1 |
| SENT HIM HOME | 1 |
| SENT HIM ON DOWN THE ROAD | 1 |
| SET HIM BACK | 1 |
| SET HIM DOWN | 1 |
| SHIPPED HIM | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM TO THE DOOR | 1 |
| SLIGHTED HIM | 1 |
| SPURNED | 1 |
| SPURNED HIS AFFECTIONS | 1 |
| STUNG HIM | 1 |
| T. H. RUN | 1 |
| THEY QUIT | 1 |
| THOUGHT A LOT OF HIM | 1 |
| TOLD HIM NO | 1 |
| TOLD HIM SHE DIDN’T WANT TO BE BOTHERED | 1 |
| TOOK HIM FOR A RIDE | 1 |
| TURN HIM DOWN | 1 |
| TURN HIM OFF | 1 |
| TURNED HIM AWAY | 1 |
| TURNED HIM IN THE COLD | 1 |
| TURNED HIM OUT IN THE COLD | 1 |
| TURNED HIM OVER | 1 |
| USED HER HEAD | 1 |
| WALKED OUT ON HIM | 1 |
| WAS UNWILLING | 1 |
| WENT BACK ON HIM | 1 |
| WON’T HAVE HIM | 1 |
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