give a wide berth (to)
21give something a wide berth — See give someone a wide berth …
22wide berth — If you give someone a wide berth, you keep yourself well away from them because they are dangerous. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
23Wide berth — If you give someone a wide berth, you keep yourself well away from them because they are dangerous …
24a wide berth — Berth Berth (b[ e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See {Birth}.] [Also written {birth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) (a) Convenient sea room. (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship s company mess and… …
25give someone/something a wide berth — 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 round. → berth * * * see berth …
26give someone/thing a wide berth — stay well away from someone or something. → berth …
27berth — [bʉrth] n. [< base of BEAR1 + TH1] 1. enough space at sea to keep clear of another ship, the shore, etc. 2. space for anchoring or tying up 3. a ship s place of anchorage 4. a position, place, office, job, etc …
28berth — ► NOUN 1) a ship s place at a wharf or dock. 2) a fixed bunk on a ship or train. ► VERB 1) moor in a berth. 2) provide a berth for (a passenger). ● give a wide berth Cf. ↑give a wide ber …
29wide — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or from side to side. b considerable; more than is needed (a wide margin). 2 (following a measurement) in width (a metre wide). 3 extending far; embracing… …
30berth — /berrth/, n. 1. a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car. 2. Naut. a. the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf. b. the distance maintained between a vessel and the shore, another vessel, or any object. c.… …
