a wide berth
11give\ a\ wide\ berth — v. phr. To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth. Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires. After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth …
12give someone a wide berth — give (someone/something) a wide berth to avoid someone or something. I try to give the city centre a wide berth on a Saturday. If she s in a bad mood I tend to give her a wide berth …
13give something a wide berth — give (someone/something) a wide berth to avoid someone or something. I try to give the city centre a wide berth on a Saturday. If she s in a bad mood I tend to give her a wide berth …
14give a wide berth — give (someone/something) a wide berth to avoid someone or something. I try to give the city centre a wide berth on a Saturday. If she s in a bad mood I tend to give her a wide berth …
15give someone a wide berth — give someone/something/a wide berth informal phrase to avoid someone or something People tend to give him a wide berth because he looks so strange. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym …
16give a wide berth — If you give someone or something a wide berth, you stay at a prudent distance from them in order to avoid unwanted consequences. The only way to avoid traffic jams is to give the town centre a wide berth …
17give someone a wide berth — give something a wide berth they learned to give those gang members a wide berth Syn: avoid, shun, keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, keep at arm s length, have nothing to do with; dodge, sidestep, circumvent, skirt around …
18give somebody a wide berth — give sb/sth a wide ˈberth idiom to not go too near sb/sth; to avoid sb/sth • He gave the dog a wide berth. Main entry: ↑wideidiom …
19give a wide berth — ► give a wide berth stay well away from. Main Entry: ↑berth …
20give a wide berth to — To keep well away from, avoid • • • Main Entry: ↑berth …