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To prohibit or interdict the participation or inclusion of

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

(fend off) To defend against or keep away

To detach or move away (from) someone or something

To fail to care for or pay attention to

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Verb

To sidestep

avoid like the plague

give a wide berth

keep your distance

give a wide berth to

keep one's distance from

give something a miss

have nothing to do with

have no part of

give the cold shoulder

take a rain check

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

look right through

give the bum's rush

send to Coventry

avoid dealing with

pretend not to see

turn your back on

look straight through someone

have no part in

stand aloof from

give the runaround

keep your distance from

tell someone where to get off

look right through someone

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To prohibit or interdict the participation or inclusion of

close one's doors to

send to Coventry

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

refuse entrance to

deny admittance to

lock someone out

put an embargo on

place an embargo on

hand someone the frozen mitt

give the cold shoulder to

declare ineligible

refuse to employ

consider undesirable

put on hit list

refuse admission to

stand in the way of

leave in the cold

put a price on someone's head

turn one's back on

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

declare null and void

give the thumbs down to

give the bum's rush

give the old heave-ho

throw someone out on their ear

throw out on the streets

give the heave-ho

toss out on ear

wash one's hands of

turn your back on

have nothing to do with

impose sanctions

hold aloof from

withhold patronage

give a wide berth to

refuse to take part in

see the back of

give something a miss

fail to include

fail to mention

refuse to admit

prevent from entering

refuse admittance

shut the door on

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Verb

Keep at bay

keep at a distance

give cold shoulder to

stand up against

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder

look right through

tell someone where to get off

put in one's place

give someone the brush-off

send to Coventry

treat with contempt

turn your back on

give somebody the cold shoulder

treat disrespectfully

send one's regrets

shake one's head

take no notice of

hold in contempt

turn up your nose at

kick in the teeth

not give time of day

give the bum's rush

turn deaf ear to

turn one's back on

turn nose up at

give the cold shoulder to

look straight through

turn your nose up at

look straight through someone

pretend not to see

refuse admittance to

give somebody the run-around

turn up one's nose

pour cold water on

put out of one's mind

throw cold water on

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

draw the line at

refuse to receive

give thumbs down to

show disrespect

show disrespect for

express contempt

be scornful about

be contemptuous about

hold up to scorn

blow raspberries at

laugh out of court

cock a snook at

consider beneath you

curl your lip at

consider beneath one

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

show contempt for

spit in the eye of

give the brushoff

look coldly upon

give someone a slap in the face

put the chill on

keep someone at arm's length

look right through someone

have no more truck with

wash one's hands of

wash your hands of

have nothing more to do with

fly in the face of

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

give the thumbs down

give the red light

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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

give a wide berth to

throw off the scent

find a way round

give someone the slip

give the slip to

turn your back on

pay no attention to

break away from

outmanoeuvre^UK

give someone a wide berth

slip through the net of

put the move on

give somebody the slip

give the runaround

throw someone off

shake someone off

sneak away from

fail to mention

lead on a merry chase

escape the clutches of

find a way out of

play truant from

pussyfoot around

be remiss about

turn one's back on

keep one's distance from

be oblivious to

turn a blind eye to

take no notice of

pay little attention to

lie down on job

give something a miss

find a way around

go around the barn

run faster than

move to the side

get further ahead of

widen the gap between oneself and someone else

put distance between oneself and someone else

slip through the net

be beyond someone

slip through someone's fingers

have nothing to do with

let well enough alone

have no truck with

resist the temptation to

restrain oneself

restrain yourself

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(fend off) To defend against or keep away

protect against

safeguard against

defend oneself against

break the habit of

answer evasively

stand in the way of

bring to a close

put the stopper on

take wind out of

put the kibosh on

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To detach or move away (from) someone or something

put at a distance

make unfriendly

set at variance

make hostile to

drive a wedge between

turn your back on

sever connections between

set at odds with

cause antagonism between

put on the outs

sow dissension between

destroy the affections of

keep in solitude

form a ring around

put a cordon sanitaire around

make indifferent

withdraw the affections of

become estranged

reach a parting of the ways

go separate ways

stop living together

go your separate ways

become disconnected

become detached

end relationship

tell somebody it's over

particularise^UK

particularize^US

part company with

sever connections with

discriminate against

break off relations with

go different ways

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To fail to care for or pay attention to

pay no attention to

fail to look after

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 one's distance

fail to remember

look the other way

have nothing to do with

turn one's back on

turn a blind eye to

fail to take advantage of

take no account of

turn a blind eye

let something slide

be oblivious to

give something a miss

close the eyes to

erase from your mind

put out of your mind

not take into consideration

leave something undone

pussyfoot around

let something go downhill

avoid considering

close one's eyes to

keep one's distance from

give the slip to

leave out of account

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

let something go to seed

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

pass something up

go over the head of

stop thinking about

shut your eyes to

close your eyes to

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

put on back burner

take a rain check on

give rain check

put on the back burner

pay no attention

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

leave out of consideration

leave unnoticed

cock a snook at

refuse to acknowledge

think no more of

have no time for

play truant from

lie down on job

give the cold shoulder

give someone the brush-off

cut someone cold

look right through

cut someone dead

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder to

take no heed of

put out of one's mind

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave out in the cold

look straight through

close your eyes

give somebody the cold shoulder

sweep something aside

leave well enough alone

refuse to have anything to do with

absolve yourself

laugh something off

leave in the cold

treat with contempt

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

make allowances for

let someone off with

let something ride

deliberately ignore

ride roughshod over

pretend not to notice

wash your hands of

close one's mind to

consign to oblivion

put to one side

fail to anticipate

have contempt for

have no use for

fail to take account of

render needless

knock something on the head

tell someone to get lost

turn deaf ear to

refuse to receive

send one's regrets

draw the line at

give thumbs down to

shake one's head

give a wide berth to

kick someone in the teeth

give someone the big E

give someone the air

have nothing more to do with

give someone the push

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