Đồng nghĩa của keeping at arm's length

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Present participle for to protect or defend against
fending repelling repulsing resisting bulwarking defending fencing forfending guarding screening keeping warding heading off holding off fending off holding back keeping off protecting against safeguarding against shielding against staving off warding off defending oneself against fighting off guarding against keeping at bay standing up for rebutting checking parrying keeping away driving back beating off protecting shielding safeguarding securing covering blocking stalling rebuffing deflecting discouraging preventing foiling averting frustrating forcing back beating back putting to flight knocking down brushing off driving away seeing off sending packing driving off forcing off thrusting back standing off chasing away turning away turning back deterring avoiding turning aside holding at bay keeping at a distance sheltering preserving saving keeping safe looking after keeping from harm fortifying conserving watching over harbouring harboring housing watching caring for affording protection to tending insulating inoculating minding sticking up for giving sanctuary riding shotgun taking care of covering all bases hedging supporting chaperoning fostering garrisoning sentineling sentinelling upholding insuring assuring escorting immunizing immunising standing guard on mounting guard on giving refuge standing guard taking under one's wing going to bat for saving from harm policing strengthening patrolling maintaining ensuring taking someone under your wing occupying manning making safe overseeing standing guard over making immune overlooking making sound making invulnerable making impregnable being responsible for ministering to guiding presiding over ruling persevering with attending to having charge of cushioning shading wrapping concealing havening keeping an eye on seeing to sitting with stonewalling shotgunning roofing chambering covering up providing protection for giving cover giving shelter countering forestalling precluding shielding yourself from eluding shirking bypassing rebuking anticipating shunning opposing barricading withstanding holding taking in repelling danger providing sanctuary

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Present participle for to prevent from entering a place
excluding barring banning shutting out keeping out refusing entrance to denying admittance to keeping off locking out denying access to freezing out preventing from entering refusing admittance refusing to admit shutting the door on debarring ostracizing ostracising banishing exiling excepting eliminating refusing evicting covering hiding masking concealing veiling shrouding secluding closing obstructing screening discontinuing beleaguering blockading closing out ruling out counting out shutting off blocking out fencing off closing one's doors to proscribing prohibiting forbidding disallowing rejecting precluding interdicting outlawing blocking stopping suspending preventing vetoing blackballing expelling embargoing tabooing omitting obviating forfending leaving out depriving dismissing blacking canceling cancelling blacklisting enjoining restricting excommunicating halting forestalling inhibiting disbarring discounting denying rusticating sidelining criminalizing censoring casting out giving the thumbs down to denying entry killing bating saying no to zinging repudiating cutting out making illegal criminalising putting down freezing prohibiting from entering condemning limiting checking thwarting shutting out of circumventing estopping overriding disregarding exempting passing over revoking recanting not considering warding off discarding deterring abolishing putting paid to averting forgetting about boycotting forcing out squeezing out discluding occluding putting an embargo on foreclosing nixing hanging up tying up bottling up placing an embargo on pouring cold water on throwing cold water on boxing in putting half nelson on stymieing holding up spiking jamming up restraining locking up keeping lid on corking opposing disqualifying disentitling declaring illegal saying no putting a stop to putting an end to putting the kibosh on giving the red light to declaring taboo shutting down putting the chill on overruling disowning disacknowledging setting aside passing on squashing declaring null and void throwing out disavowing overturning throwing reversing disclaiming quashing turning down keeping back abjuring invalidating countermanding rebuffing disfellowshiping disfellowshipping declaring ineligible standing in the way of refusing admission to giving the cold shoulder to leaving out in the cold

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Present participle for to snub or treat someone with disdain
rebuffing spurning snubbing disdaining ignoring slighting dismissing repulsing snouting repelling cold-shouldering freezing out giving someone the brush-off stiff-arming cutting dead giving someone the go-by brushing off giving the cold shoulder giving the brush putting down telling someone where to get off keeping at a distance keeping at bay shunning ostracizing scorning blanking disregarding stiffing neglecting coldshouldering scouting chilling chillin ostracising knocking back looking through acting cool taking no notice of giving the brushoff icing out cutting out not giving time of day rejecting excluding sending to Coventry cutting repudiating blacklisting blackballing avoiding shutting out steering clear of turning back on boycotting having nothing to do with turning your back on expelling giving the cold shoulder to leaving out in the cold debarring discounting refusing cutting someone cold disfellowshiping disfellowshipping canceling cancelling turning down looking past barring banning giving a wide berth to embargoing excommunicating jilting banishing declining keeping away from disowning sneezing at giving the bum's rush handing someone the frozen mitt ousting evading overlooking bilking having no use for brushing aside paying no attention to blinking at paying no heed to passing over deserting othering disparaging disallowing keeping clear of forsaking discarding fending off flouting keeping one's distance from despising shrinking from staying away from vetoing blacking throwing out cutting off proscribing prohibiting looking straight through outlawing leaving out pooh-poohing looking down on leaving alone shying away from casting aside casting out balking at recoiling from placing an embargo on giving someone the big E fighting shy of giving someone the air passing up treating with contempt eluding shirking dodging not including contemning driving away hiding from exiling marginalizing straight-arming abandoning sneering at scoffing at pretending not to see precluding eliminating removing making unwelcome turning your nose up at holding in contempt turning up one's nose isolating sidelining voting against ruling out diminishing denigrating deprecating drumming out evicting cashiering ditching marginalising displacing dispensing with not taking into account closing your eyes to putting an embargo on refusing to employ considering undesirable putting on hit list discrediting leaving in the cold disclaiming staying clear of getting rid of forcing out interdicting having no part in standing aloof from turning away from staying shy of giving the runaround shutting the door on casting off not touching shying from giving a wide berth having no part of keeping out striking telling someone to get lost misprizing palming off shaking off withholding patronage sweeping aside taking lightly turning a deaf ear laughing off turning a blind eye letting pass brushing away shutting eyes to paying no mind looking the other way abnegating abjuring dropping abstaining from unfriending unfollowing leaving behind putting behind you imposing sanctions refusing to take part in holding aloof from washing your hands of refraining from passing by sniffing at leaving off giving someone the push giving the elbow swearing off having nothing more to do with breaking with binning off looking down upon treating disrespectfully showing disrespect for turning deaf ear to shrugging off showing disrespect making light of defying eschewing disrespecting disesteeming vilipending failing disobeying disfavouring disfavoring refusing to acknowledge having contempt for

Trái nghĩa của keeping at arm's length

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