keep at a distance

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aksinya	-	Russian
Enoch	EE-nək (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Rowan	['rauən]
Lore (2)	-	Basque
Hunberct	-	Ancient Germanic
Benediktas	-	Lithuanian