Other ways of saying ‘to avoid’ things or people—for example: “He’s not friendly—you’d better ________ him.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| STEER CLEAR OF | 10 |
| KEEP AWAY FROM | 5 |
| WATCH OUT FOR | 5 |
| AVOID | 2 |
| SHY AWAY FROM | 2 |
| GIVE A WIDE BERTH TO | 1 |
| GIVE WIDE BERTH TO | 1 |
| SHY AWAY | 1 |
| STAY CLEAR | 1 |
| STAY CLEAR OF | 1 |
| STAY OUT OF SIGHT | 1 |
| STEER CLEAR | 1 |
| WATCH | 1 |
| WATCH OUT | 1 |
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