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17 entries under idiom topic. ×
| give the runaround(expression, cut, reject, ignore) | |
| steer clear of(expression, cut, reject, ignore) | |
| beat around the bush(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| get away from(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| give a wide berth(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| give the slip(verb, expression, frustrate, baffle) | |
| give wide berth to(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| have no part of(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| have nothing to do with(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| hem and haw(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| keep away from(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| keep clear of(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| pass the buck(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| stand aloof from(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| turn back on(verb, expression, cut, reject) | |
| give somebody the slip(expression, escape, evade, flee) | |
| turn away from(verb, expression, reject, ignore) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2011). stay shy of thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2011. "stay shy of thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed October 1, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2011, stay shy of thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 1 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "stay shy of thesaurus" 24 May 2011. Web. 1 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms> |