keep distance from something

keep 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 growling dog.

Related vocabulary: keep someone/something at arm's length

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • keep 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep your distance (from something) — …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • distance — [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… …   English World dictionary

  • distance — [[t]dɪ̱stəns[/t]] ♦♦ distances, distancing, distanced 1) N VAR: with supp, oft N between pl n The distance between two points or places is the amount of space between them. ...the distance between the island and the nearby shore... Everything is… …   English dictionary

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