a wide berth



a wide berth

Ample space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence: gave their angry colleague a wide berth.
See also: berth, wide

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dieuwert-Frisian
LourdesLOOR-des (Spanish), LUWRD (French), LAWRDZ (English)Spanish, Various
Altair-Astronomy, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ackery['ækəri]
Pankratiy-Russian
Aras-Lithuanian