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
RÍOnach	-	Irish
Perry	PER-ee	English
Iagan	-	Scottish
Lilli	LI-lee (German), LEEL-lee (Finnish)	German, Finnish
Abiah	ə-BIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Catherin	KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin	English (Rare)