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stay away

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Verb1.stay away - stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stand back
be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
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? stay away
vi (→ von) → wegbleiben; (from person) → sich fernhalten; to stay away from a girl → von einem Mädchen die Finger lassen; he can’t stay away from the pub (esp Brit) → ihn zieht es immer wieder in die Kneipe (inf)


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During the summer, however, I used to stay away from the caves for weeks, sleeping in a tree-shelter I made near the mouth of the slough.
Before Adam by London, Jack View in context
Now if you can't treat just as freely as the rest of thcm, why I know you so well that I know you'd stay away from them.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
Poyser considered that on the whole it would be as well for him to stay away too and "keep her company.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
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