stay away from sb/sth
— phrasal verb with stay uk/steɪ/us/steɪ/verb
C1 to not go near or become involved with someone; to avoid something that will have a bad effect on you:
My parents told me to stay away from her.
I drink a lot of water and I stay away from greasy, heavy foods.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- fudge
- get out of sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- shy away from sth
- sit on your arse idiom
- skip out on sb/sth
- stand around
- stand by
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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