- give 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.
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give someone a wide berth
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give 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 … Useful english dictionary
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give something a wide berth — See give someone a wide berth … Thesaurus of popular words
give something 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 … Useful english dictionary
give 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 … New idioms dictionary
wide berth — If you give someone a wide berth, you keep yourself well away from them because they are dangerous … The small dictionary of idiomes
wide berth — If you give someone a wide berth, you keep yourself well away from them because they are dangerous. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Wide berth — If you give someone a wide berth, you keep yourself well away from them because they are dangerous … Dictionary of English idioms
give 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 … New idioms dictionary
give a wide berth — steer (a ship) well clear of something while passing it ships are advised to give a wide berth to the Outer Banks ■ figurativestay away from someone or something I d sworn to give women a wide berth * * * give (someone or something) a wide berth … Useful english dictionary
