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

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To keep away from something

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 keep away from something

give a wide berth to

give something a miss

keep one's distance from

have no part of

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth

keep your distance

avoid like the plague

take a rain check

break away from

slip through the net of

find a way round

give the runaround

escape the clutches of

lead on a merry chase

break the habit of

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To protect or defend against

protect against

safeguard against

defend oneself against

keep at a distance

defend yourself

bring an end to

shield yourself from

put a damper on

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

provide sanctuary

be the defender of

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To prevent from entering a place

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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

outmanoeuvre^UK

throw off the scent

pay no attention to

pussyfoot around

turn your back on

break away from

find a way out of

give the runaround

slip through the net of

sneak away from

find a loophole

lead on a merry chase

escape the clutches of

keep your distance

keep one's distance from

be oblivious to

turn a blind eye to

take no notice of

go around the barn

tap dance around

slip through the net

slip through your fingers

break the habit of

be remiss about

find a way around

pay little attention to

play truant from

let something slide

leave something undone

lie down on job

give something a miss

get further ahead of

widen the gap between oneself and someone else

run faster than

put distance between oneself and someone else

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

answer evasively

beat around the bush

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

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

sidestep the issue

beat about the bush

fudge the issue

duck the question

parry questions

dodge the issue

be non-committal

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To detach or move away (from) someone or something

put at a distance

distance oneself

become disconnected

become detached

go separate ways

set at variance

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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

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 downhill

let something go to seed

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

fail to exploit

not take into consideration

avoid considering

pay no attention

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

leave out of consideration

leave unnoticed

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

fiddle while Rome burns

cock a snook at

refuse to acknowledge

think no more of

have no time for

stop thinking about

sit on one's hands

sit on one's thumbs

erase from your mind

put out of your mind

play truant from

lie down on job

give someone the brush-off

consign to oblivion

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder to

cease to remember

erase from memory

let bygones be bygones

put in the past

dismiss from mind

cease to think of

shut the door on

not worry about

give a wide berth to

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

treat as unimportant

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

deal rapidly with

make allowances for

let someone off with

deliberately ignore

pour cold water on

treat with contempt

throw cold water on

take no heed of

allow to happen

cut someone cold

put to one side

close one's mind to

ride roughshod over

pretend not to notice

shut one's eyes to

close one's eyes to

wash your hands of

fail to anticipate

refuse to have anything to do with

have contempt for

have no use for

fail to take account of

fail to mention

close your eyes

fail to deal with

tell someone to get lost

look right through someone

render needless

repress one's memory of

give someone the big E

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

hand someone the frozen mitt

have nothing more to do with

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

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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

treat with contempt

give the bum's rush

leave out in the cold

have nothing to do with

have nothing more to do with

give a wide berth to

turn your back on

look straight through

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the big E

give someone the air

pretend not to see

be exclusive of

not be inclusive of

hold in contempt

turn your nose up at

wash your hands of

turn up one's nose

refuse to entertain

refuse to recognize

refuse to abide by

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

put out of your mind

turn deaf ear to

show disrespect for

show disrespect

treat disrespectfully

give the runaround

have no part in

stand aloof from

keep one's distance from

have no part of

give a wide berth

hold up to scorn

turn up one's nose at

express contempt

give someone the push

hand someone the frozen mitt

kick in the teeth

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