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keep one's distance
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Light | | [lait] | |
| Filimena | | - | Macedonian |
| Francine | | frawn-SEEN (French), fran-SEEN (English) | French, English |
| Fido | | FIE-do (English) | Pet |
| Pelageya | | pye-lah-GYE-yah, pee-lah-GYE-yah | Russian |
| Chidiebere | | - | Western African, Igbo |