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
Kuba	KUW-bah	Polish
Sidney	SID-nee	English
WisŁAwa	vee-SWAH-vah	Polish
Rahul	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telug
Jefferson	JEF-ər-sən	English
Kam	KAM	English (Modern)