keep your distance from

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 growling dog.

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

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