steer clear of

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steer clear of something/someone

to avoid something or someone because they are dangerous or bad for you. I'd steer clear of Joe if I were you - he'll only cause trouble. I try to steer clear of heavy meals these days.

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Bear in mind, too, that under these untoward circumstances he has to cut many feet deep in the flesh; and in that subterraneous manner, without so much as getting one single peep into the ever-contracting gash thus made, he must skilfully steer clear of all adjacent, interdicted parts, and exactly divide the spine at a critical point hard by its insertion into the skull. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context Foreign youth steer clear of the gymnasium; its rules are too severe. A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context He toiled on and did his best, while he renewed his resolve to steer clear of Daylight in the future. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context More results

References in classic literature

Bear in mind, too, that under these untoward circumstances he has to cut many feet deep in the flesh; and in that subterraneous manner, without so much as getting one single peep into the ever-contracting gash thus made, he must skilfully steer clear of all adjacent, interdicted parts, and exactly divide the spine at a critical point hard by its insertion into the skull.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

Foreign youth steer clear of the gymnasium; its rules are too severe.

A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

He toiled on and did his best, while he renewed his resolve to steer clear of Daylight in the future.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

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