English verb: keep one's distance | |||
| 1. | keep one's distance (stative) stay clear of, avoid | ||
| Samples | Keep your hands off my wife!. Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous. | ||
| Synonyms | keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stand back, stay away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||