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edge away

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edge away (from someone or something)
to move cautiously away from someone or something. We edged away from the dirty man in the ragged clothes. As others saw the gun, they edged away.
See also: away, edge


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AN ACTUAL FOUR FOR Vaughan, sliced from a thick edge away through third man.
England v New Zealand – as it happened by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
It takes a little bit of that edge away," Mustain said.
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The Bush administration, which had maintained strong ties with Musharraf, began to edge away from him.
US offers support for Pakistan's parties by BARRY SCHWEID / AP News
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