keep one's distance

Stay away; also, remain emotionally remote. For example, It's wise to keep one's distance from any wild animal, or Since the family argued with him, Harry's been keeping his distance. [Late 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ginny	JIN-ee	English
BalÁZs	BAW-lahzh	Hungarian
JevgĒŅIjs	-	Latvian
Ronnette	rə-NET	English (Rare)
Nine	NEE-nə	Frisian
Eva	E-vah (Spanish, Italian, Danish), EE-və (English), E-fah (German), AY-vah (Dutch)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ice