stand off from

stand off from someone or something

to be or remain at some distance from someone or something. Charles stood off from the group. Mary stood off from the fireside, where all the excitement was taking place.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sybilla	-	Polish, Late Roman
Charley	CHAHR-lee	English
Emygdius	-	Late Roman
Joel	JOL (English), JO-əl (English), ho-EL (Spanish), zhoo-EL (Portuguese), YO-el (Swedish, Finnish)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Biblical
Catherine	ka-tə-REEN (French), ka-TREEN (French), KATH-ə-rin (English), KATH-rin (English)	French, English
Milorad	-	Serbian, Croatian