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fend off |
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fend someone or something off to hold someone or something off; to fight someone or something off. We knew we could fend them off only a little while longer. They could not fend off the attackers. See also: fend fend off somebody also fend somebody off 1. 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. Related vocabulary: ward off somebody/somethingSee also: fend fend off something also fend something off 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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