Idiom
wide berth
Meaning
A considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Give that angry dog a wide berth.”
“I always give my boss a wide berth when he is having a bad day.”
“The experienced sailor steered the ship to give the jagged, hidden rocks a wide berth during the storm.”
Examples
simple
“Give that angry dog a wide berth.”
contextual
“I always give my boss a wide berth when he is having a bad day.”
complex
“The experienced sailor steered the ship to give the jagged, hidden rocks a wide berth during the storm.”
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