to keep at a distance from something

  • 1keep your distance from something — keep (your) distance (from (someone/something)) to avoid becoming too friendly or emotionally involved with someone. I ve seen her around the office, but she keeps her distance from most of us. The boy carefully kept his distance from the… …

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  • 2keep distance from something — keep (your) distance (from (someone/something)) to avoid becoming too friendly or emotionally involved with someone. I ve seen her around the office, but she keeps her distance from most of us. The boy carefully kept his distance from the… …

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  • 3keep your distance (from something) — …

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  • 4keep your distance from someone — keep (your) distance (from (someone/something)) to avoid becoming too friendly or emotionally involved with someone. I ve seen her around the office, but she keeps her distance from most of us. The boy carefully kept his distance from the… …

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  • 5keep distance from someone — keep (your) distance (from (someone/something)) to avoid becoming too friendly or emotionally involved with someone. I ve seen her around the office, but she keeps her distance from most of us. The boy carefully kept his distance from the… …

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  • 6keep your distance from — keep (your) distance (from (someone/something)) to avoid becoming too friendly or emotionally involved with someone. I ve seen her around the office, but she keeps her distance from most of us. The boy carefully kept his distance from the… …

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  • 7keep distance from — keep (your) distance (from (someone/something)) to avoid becoming too friendly or emotionally involved with someone. I ve seen her around the office, but she keeps her distance from most of us. The boy carefully kept his distance from the… …

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  • 8keep back (from something) — ˌkeep ˈback (from sb/sth) derived to stay at a distance from sb/sth • Keep well back from the road. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 9keep somebody back from something — ˌkeep sbˈback (from sb/sth) derived to make sb stay at a distance from sb/sth • Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 10distance — [dis′təns] n. [ME distaunce < OFr distance < L distantia < distans, prp. of distare, to stand apart < dis , apart + stare, STAND] 1. the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness 2. a gap, space, or… …

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