| 单词 | give a wide berth |
| 释义 | give a wide berthSEE SYNONYMS FOR give a wide berth ON THESAURUS.COM Avoid, as in After Jane told on them, they gave her a wide berth. This expression alludes to giving a vessel enough room to swing at anchor so as to avoid a collision. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby give a wide berthgive a pain, give a piece of one's mind, give as good as one gets, give a shit, giveaway, give a wide berth, giveback, give bad marks to, give birth to, give chase, give color to The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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