insure againstsomething
phrasal verbwithinsureverbuk/ɪnˈʃɔːr/us/ɪnˈʃʊr/
to do something inordertopreventsomethingunpleasantfromhappeningor fromaffectingyou:
Wethoughtwe'dinsureagainstrainby putting atentup wherepeoplecould takeshelter.
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- eschew
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- insure
- short circuit
- shrink fromsomething
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- skip out onsomeone/something
- steer
- welch