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run a mile from (Part of its success has been thanks to its readiness to do business in corners of the world from which others would run a mile. VLZ_58) | |||
give a wide berth (Anglophile) | |||
steer clear of | |||
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avoid like the plague | |||
give someone a wide berth | |||
avoid someone like the plague | |||
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won't touch someone, something with a ten-foot pole; wouldn't touch someone, something with a ten-foot pole |