Idiom
put daylight between oneself and someone
Meaning
To increase or create distance or difference between people or objects.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The runner put daylight between himself and the other racers.”
“The candidate spoke clearly to put daylight between her own policies and those of her opponent.”
“By adopting a more moderate stance, the politician sought to put daylight between himself and the radical members of his party.”
Examples
simple
“The runner put daylight between himself and the other racers.”
contextual
“The candidate spoke clearly to put daylight between her own policies and those of her opponent.”
complex
“By adopting a more moderate stance, the politician sought to put daylight between himself and the radical members of his party.”
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