put some distance between

put some distance between (someone and oneself or something)

to move or travel away from someone or something. Jill and I aren't getting along. I need to put some distance between her and me. I drove fast to put some distance between Max and me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Til	TIL	Dutch, Limburgish
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Rilla	RIL-ə	English
Bahiyya	-	Arabic
Matleena	MAHT-le:-nah	Finnish
Hudde	-	Medieval English