stay away fromsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithstayverbuk/steɪ/us/steɪ/
C1
to not go near orbecomeinvolvedwith someone; toavoidsomething that will have abadeffecton you:
Myparentstold me tostayaway from her.
Idrinka lot ofwaterand Istayaway fromgreasy,heavyfoods.
to avoid someone or something
- avoidHave you been trying to avoid me?
- steer clear ofI suggest steering clear of yellow snow.
- keep/stay clear ofKeep clear of her - she’s got flu.
- stay away fromThe experience was so bad that she stayed away from men for two years.
- shunThe best companies are run by people who shun the limelight.
- shunYou'll be shunned and totally isolated if you don't join in.
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- eschew
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- insure
- shirk
- short circuit
- shrink fromsomething
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- steer
- welch
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Preventing and impeding