deflect away from



deflect something away from someone or something

to divert someone or something away from someone or something; to cause someone or something to veer away from someone or something. The press secretary deflected the reporter's questions from the candidate. The emergency deflected the boss's attention away from my mistake.
See also: away

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bakar-Basque
ShelSHELEnglish
Queralt-Catalan
MilfordMIL-fərdEnglish
Jefimija-Serbian
KonradKAWN-raht (German, Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Slovene