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keep at a distance

   Also found in: Legal 0.06 sec.
keep someone or something at a distance
to retain some amount of physical distance from someone or something. Please try to keep Tom at a distance. He just gets in the way. I wanted to keep the smelly plant at a distance.
See also: distance, keep


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Also always keep at a distance from your opponent, say about twice the arm''s length.
military vehicles in Iraq carry signs in Arabic warning civilians to keep at a distance or risk "deadly force.
 
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