de·mur 
(dĭ-mûr)
(dĭ-mûr)intr.v. de·murred, de·mur·ring, de·murs
1. To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object.
2. Law To enter a demurrer.
3. Archaic To delay.
n.
1. The act of demurring.
2. An objection.
[Middle English demuren, to delay, from Anglo-Norman demurer, from Latin dēmorārī : dē-, de- + morārī, to delay (from mora, delay).]
de·murra·ble adj.
- on one's feet
- on (one's) guard
- on one's guard
- on one's hands
- on (one's) head
- on one's head
- on (one's) honor
- on one's honor
- on (one's) last legs
- on one's last legs
- on (one's) mettle
- on one's mettle
- on (one's) own
- on one's own
- on (one's) own account
- on one's own account
- on (one's) own ground
- on one's own ground
- on (one's) own hook
- on one's own hook
- on (one's) own initiative
- on one's own initiative
- on (one's) radar/radar screen
- on one's radar screen
- on one's radar screen