steer clear
Verb
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Verb
steer clear
- (figuratively, intransitive, often followed by of) To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
- 1835, James Fenimore Cooper, The Monikins, Introduction:
- I always told Sir John to steer clear of too much journalizing.
- 1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, ch. 4:
- Foreign youth steer clear of the gymnasium; its rules are too severe.
- 1914, Edward Stratemeyer, Dave Porter in the Gold Fields, ch. 10:
- "You steer clear of that rascally teacher and young Merwell," advised Dave's father. "They are a bad lot."
- "I'll steer clear if I can," answered Dave.
- 1964 Jan. 28, Bosley Crowther, "Movie Review: The Seventh Juror (1962) ↗," New York Times (retrieved 15 Jan 2014):
- But unless you are also philosophical and like to listen to a lot of dialogue—or, worse yet, read reams of subtitles—I think you'd be wise to steer clear.
- 2013, "Surveillance State: Three Ways You're Being Watched ↗," BloombergBusinessweek Videos (retrieved 15 Jan 2014):
- If you think you can steer clear of government surveillance by staying off-line, think again.
- 1835, James Fenimore Cooper, The Monikins, Introduction:
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