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91keep one's head above water — avoid failure, avoid loss, avoid depression …
92keep off — avoid encroaching on. ↘avoid consuming: the first thing was to keep off alcohol. ↘avoid (a topic). → keep …
93avoidant — avoid·ant ə vȯid ənt adj characterized by turning away or by withdrawal or defensive behavior <the avoidant detached schizophrenic patient (Norman Cameron)> <an avoidant personality> * * * adj. describing a personality type… …
94abstain from force — avoid using force, refrain from using force, avoid violence …
95save oneself trouble — avoid trouble, avoid an annoyance, save oneself from a bothersome situation …
96avert — avoid, avert, evade Avoid and evade overlap in meaning, but evade has a stronger sense of guile or trickery in escaping from an obligation (such as paying income tax). Avert means ‘to turn aside’ (which is its literal meaning in averting one s… …
97evade — avoid, avert, evade Avoid and evade overlap in meaning, but evade has a stronger sense of guile or trickery in escaping from an obligation (such as paying income tax). Avert means ‘to turn aside’ (which is its literal meaning in averting one s… …
98kind of / sort of — Avoid these expressions in the sense of somewhat , rather or a little (especially avoid reducing them to kinda and sorta): The pace of the baseball game was rather [not kind of] slow …
99kind of / sort of — Avoid these expressions in the sense of somewhat , rather or a little (especially avoid reducing them to kinda and sorta): The pace of the baseball game was rather [not kind of] slow …
100avoider — avoidˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑avoid …
