keep sb away

  • 1keep somebody away (from somebody) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 2keep something away (from somebody) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 3keep somebody away (from something) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 4keep something away (from something) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 5You Keep Running Away — is a Holland Dozier Holland composition originally recorded in 1967 by the Four Tops …

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  • 6keep one's distance — keep oneself apart, hold oneself at a distance, keep oneself away, stay away …

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  • 7keep away — verb prevent from coming close (Freq. 2) I tried to keep the child away from the pool • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames: Somebody s something from somebody Somebody s somebody PP …

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  • 8away — a|way1 [ ə weı ] adverb *** 1. ) in a different direction a ) moving so that you go farther from a person, place, or thing: When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b )… …

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  • 9away — I UK [əˈweɪ] / US adverb *** 1) in a different direction a) moving so that you go further from a person, place, or thing When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b) used …

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  • 10away — 1 adverb 1 to or at a distance from someone or something: Go away! | Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away. (+ from): The police tried to keep people away from the accident. | turn/look away (from sb/sth) (=turn so that you are not looking at …

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