Idioms

from a distance

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from a distance

1. From a far way away. From a distance, it doesn't look like much. But when you get closer, it's quite spectacular. I'm not feeling well, so you should probably only talk to me from a distance. Now, I want all of you to observe this chemical reaction from a safe distance.

2. With a level of separation or detachment. It was so nice to meet the artist in person after admiring his work from a distance for so long. John, you might not get hurt, but you'll also never have close friends from a distance. Sir, we can't get involved in these hostilities. It's safer for us to observe them from a distance right now.

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at/from a ˈdistance

from a place or time that is not near; from far away: She had loved him at a distance for years.

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References in classic literature

Kutuzov only replied that movements arranged from a distance were always difficult to execute.

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