keeps away from
Maintains distance from
To keep away from something is to avoid it or maintain distance from it.
The phrase implies deliberate effort to prevent contact or involvement: She keeps away from sugar, He's been keeping away from his old drinking buddies.
Parents warn children to keep away from strangers.
The construction works with both physical dangers and abstract threats—bad influences, risky investments, sensitive topics.
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- distanceSpace between two points
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- evadeEscape by cunning
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
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