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What is another word for keep at arm's length?

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To protect or defend against

To prevent from entering a place

To succeed in avoiding or eluding someone or something dangerous or unpleasant

To detach or move away (from) someone or something

To fail to care for or pay attention to

To snub or treat someone with disdain

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To sidestep

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To protect or defend against

protect against

safeguard against

defend oneself against

keep at a distance

afford protection to

cover all bases

take under one's wing

assure the safety of

take someone under your wing

stand guard over

make invulnerable

make impregnable

be responsible for

be in charge of

provide protection for

shield yourself from

provide sanctuary

be the defender of

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To prevent from entering a place

refuse entrance to

deny admittance to

prevent from entering

refuse admittance

refuse to admit

shut the door on

close one's doors to

prohibit from entering

declare ineligible

refuse admission to

stand in the way of

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder to

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Verb

To succeed in avoiding or eluding someone or something dangerous or unpleasant

give a wide berth

keep out of the way of

find a way round

give a wide berth to

give the slip to

throw off the scent

outmanoeuvre^UK

pussyfoot around

turn your back on

pay no attention to

break away from

find a way out of

give the runaround

slip through the net of

sneak away from

put the move on

lead on a merry chase

escape the clutches of

keep your distance

go around the barn

keep one's distance from

be oblivious to

turn a blind eye to

take no notice of

let something slide

play truant from

leave something undone

be remiss about

pay little attention to

lie down on job

break the habit of

slip through the net

slip through your fingers

run faster than

give something a miss

get further ahead of

widen the gap between oneself and someone else

put distance between oneself and someone else

find a way around

see the back of

free oneself from

have nothing to do with

let well enough alone

have no truck with

resist the temptation to

restrain yourself

free yourself of

put to one side

fail to look after

fail to remember

extricate oneself from

let something go downhill

let something go to seed

duck out of the way of

swerve away from

get out of the way of

shield yourself from

go into arrears

break your word

put on the cuff

meet under arch

see in the alley

fail to care for

be irresponsible

think little of

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

throw to the winds

procrastinate over

look the other way

turn a deaf ear to

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To detach or move away (from) someone or something

put at a distance

set at variance

drive a wedge between

make unfriendly

make hostile to

turn your back on

sow dissension between

set against one another

sever connections between

cause disagreement between

pit against one another

set at odds with

cause antagonism between

burn your bridges

put on the outs

destroy the affections of

distance oneself

keep in solitude

form a ring around

put a cordon sanitaire around

make indifferent

withdraw the affections of

put to one side

separate the wheat from the chaff

withdraw from the world

keep on one side

go separate ways

seclude oneself

isolate oneself

shut oneself away

withdraw oneself

cut oneself off

segregate oneself

hide oneself away

shut oneself off

set oneself apart

discriminate against

become estranged

wrap up in cotton wool

part company with

sever connections with

reach a parting of the ways

break off relations with

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To fail to care for or pay attention to

leave something undone

pay no attention to

fail to look after

let something slide

procrastinate over

take no notice of

think little of

be remiss about

pay little attention to

turn a deaf ear to

turn your back on

fail to care for

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

be irresponsible

throw to the winds

keep your distance

look the other way

have nothing to do with

turn a blind eye to

fail to take advantage of

close your eyes to

take no account of

be oblivious to

give something a miss

turn a blind eye

not take into consideration

avoid considering

let something go downhill

fail to remember

pussyfoot around

leave out of account

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

let something ride

keep one's distance from

give the slip to

let something go to seed

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

fail to exploit

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

pay no attention

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

leave out of consideration

leave unnoticed

stop thinking about

cock a snook at

refuse to acknowledge

think no more of

have no time for

erase from your mind

put out of your mind

play truant from

lie down on job

deliberately ignore

leave well enough alone

consign to oblivion

leave somebody to himself or herself

get off someone's back

let bygones be bygones

treat with contempt

cease to remember

make allowances for

let someone off with

leave somebody to his/her own devices

put in the past

dismiss from mind

not worry about

wipe slate clean

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

erase from memory

pretend not to notice

fail to include

cease to think of

have no use for

treat as unimportant

leave to yourself

take no heed of

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

deal rapidly with

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

give absolution

bury the hatchet

suspend charges

grant a pardon to

ride roughshod over

close your eyes

plead ignorance

get off someone's case

put to one side

close one's mind to

shut one's eyes to

close one's eyes to

fail to mention

tell someone to get lost

shut the door on

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

fail to anticipate

fail to take account of

grin and bear it

swim with the tide

roll with punches

turn blind eye to

take down a peg

express contempt

underappreciate

hold in contempt

take something for granted

turn up one's nose at

repress one's memory of

hold up to scorn

render needless

set no store by

take for granted

not do justice to

set little store by

think too little of

do an injustice to

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To snub or treat someone with disdain

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

keep at a distance

not give time of day

take no notice of

snub one's nose at

give the brushoff

send to Coventry

have nothing to do with

cut someone cold

turn your back on

give the cold shoulder to

leave out in the cold

give a wide berth to

give the bum's rush

hand someone the frozen mitt

keep one's distance from

look straight through

place an embargo on

be exclusive of

not be inclusive of

pretend not to see

turn up one's nose

refuse to entertain

treat with contempt

turn your nose up at

hold in contempt

leave in the cold

refuse to employ

consider undesirable

put an embargo on

put on hit list

have no part in

stand aloof from

give the runaround

tell someone to get lost

withhold patronage

shut the door on

give a wide berth

have no part of

impose sanctions

wash your hands of

hold aloof from

refuse to take part in

give someone the big E

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

have nothing more to do with

give someone the push

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

have no use for

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