stand-back

Verbs

(v) stay clear of, avoid
- Keep your hands off my wife!
- Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous
keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stay away,
(v) stand away from an object or person
- He stood back to look at her

Synonyms

keep one's distance keep one's eyes off keep one's hands off stay away

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