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Stay away   /steɪ əwˈeɪ/   Listen
Stay away

verb
1.
Stay clear of, avoid.  Synonyms: keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stand back.  "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"






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"Stay away" Quotes from Famous Books



... grown tired of me,' answered Tephany in a trembling voice, 'and he makes excuses to stay away. Ah! granny dear, it is not enough to be able to see him, I must be able to amuse him and to keep him with me. He is so clever, you know. Help ...
— The Lilac Fairy Book • Andrew Lang

... once!" she said, tremulously. "I couldn't stay away. Oh, Derrick, I am so sorry, so sorry. I might have known that you couldn't be so bad, so wicked as they all said! Will you forgive me? Oh, do say you'll forgive me ...
— The Woman's Way • Charles Garvice

... they count it mean to stay away, He takes it so to heart. He's a rare man, Our parson; half a head above ...
— Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. • Jean Ingelow

... the entire crowd. I tell you, it gave me a chill of ghosts to see the big black fellow's eyes. He knew that Donnegan would win. And Donnegan won! Jack, you're a big man and a strong man and a brave man, and we all know it. But don't be foolish. Stay away from Donnegan!" ...
— Gunman's Reckoning • Max Brand

... had repeatedly said to Rosa, "that the old man would stay away. I'd see the divil with as much satisfacshum as him. Miss Faith too, I am sorry to say, is ...
— The Lost Hunter - A Tale of Early Times • John Turvill Adams


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