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
Nydia	NID-ee-ə (English)	English (Rare), Spanish, Literature
Neva	-	English
Kaley	KAY-lee	English (Modern)
Goranka	-	Croatian, Serbian
LÁRus	-	Icelandic
Alica	-	Slovak