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fend off |
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fend off someone Related vocabulary: ward off someone/something1. to stop someone from coming too near to you. She was never very good at fending off the boys. 2. to stop someone from hurting you. The young woman was able to fend off the robber. See also: fend fend off something to prevent something from happening. A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off somethingSee also: fend |
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We pay for every nerve marathon we run, nor can John Barleycorn intercede and fend off the just payment. We went sneaking down the slope of it to labboard, in the dark, towards the texas, feeling our way slow with our feet, and spreading our hands out to fend off the guys, for it was so dark we couldn't see no sign of them. It was an avalanche of fury that Johnson strove vainly to fend off. |
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