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31turn away from — Synonyms and related words: abandon, avert the eyes, avoid, brush aside, brush off, cold shoulder, dismiss, drop the subject, fight shy of, forget, forget about it, forget it, give place to, high hat, hold aloof, keep aloof, keep away from, keep… …
32tear away from — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… …
33walk away from — verb a) To abandon or leave; to shun. He decided to walk away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss. b) To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with m …
34keep away from — verb a) To avoid. He tried to keep away from danger. b) To evade. He tried to keep away from his pursuers …
35grow away from — PHRASAL VERB If you grow away from someone, you gradually have fewer interests and opinions in common with them. [V P P n] He s never grown away from the people amongst whom he was brought up …
36back away from — back away (from (something)) to stop supporting something. Congress backed away from the plan to cut taxes …
37move away from — (something) to change your ideas about something. He had moved away from the liberalism of his earlier heroes …
38shy away from — (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country …
39take (away) from — detract from. → take …
40shy away from — she shied away from success Syn: flinch at, demur at, recoil at, hang back from, have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be chary of, be diffident toward, be bashful about, fight shy of, balk at …
