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
Sonja	ZAWN-yah (German), SON-yah (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonia
Jeong	jung	Korean
ĐUrĐIca	JOOR-jee-tsah	Croatian
KadİR	-	Turkish
Harper	HAHR-pər	English
Hedvig	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish