Relationships
keep your distance
avoid getting too close
To keep your distance means to stay physically or emotionally away from someone or something.
Hear it in real life
Can I get closer to the dog?
I'd keep your distance if I were you.
I kept my distance from him until I knew I could trust him.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I kept the distance from him.
Say: I kept my distance from him.
Use the possessive form "my distance" when describing your own behaviour.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep your distance; kept my distance; keep your distance from someone
Your turn: say it out loud
I kept my distance from him until I knew I could trust him.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep your distance
avoid getting too close
“I kept my distance from him until I knew I could trust him.”
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