avoid something like the plague

avoid something like the plague
avoid someone/something/like the plague phrase
to be determined to keep away from someone or something completely

If I were you, I’d avoid him like the plague.

Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym
Main entry: avoid

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avoid sb/sth like the ˈplague idiom
(informal) to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc

She's been avoiding me like the plague since the party last Saturday.

Main entry:avoididiom

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  • avoid something like the plague — avoid (someone/something) like the plague to keep far away from someone or something. When he was in high school, he avoided girls like the plague. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you fear or do not like Etymology: based on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • avoid someone like the plague — avoid someone/something/like the plague phrase to be determined to keep away from someone or something completely If I were you, I’d avoid him like the plague. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • avoid someone like the plague — avoid (someone/something) like the plague to keep far away from someone or something. When he was in high school, he avoided girls like the plague. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you fear or do not like Etymology: based on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • avoid someone or something like the plague — avoid (someone or something) like the plague informal : to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something) I avoid my weird neighbor like the plague. • • • Main Entry: ↑plague …   Useful english dictionary

  • avoid like the plague — (informal) To keep well away from, shun absolutely • • • Main Entry: ↑plague * * * avoid (someone or something) like the plague informal : to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something) I avoid my weird neighbor like the plague. • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • avoid like the plague — avoid (someone/something) like the plague to keep far away from someone or something. When he was in high school, he avoided girls like the plague. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you fear or do not like Etymology: based on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • avoid — a|void [ ə vɔıd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to try not to go near someone or something: We went early to avoid the crowds. Avoid that area after dark. avoid doing something: He had to brake hard to avoid hitting the deer. a ) to make certain that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • plague — [[t]ple͟ɪg[/t]] plagues, plaguing, plagued 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A plague is a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people. A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time. Syn: epidemic 2)… …   English dictionary

  • avoid */*/*/ — UK [əˈvɔɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms avoid : present tense I/you/we/they avoid he/she/it avoids present participle avoiding past tense avoided past participle avoided Get it right: avoid: Avoid is never used with an infinitive. It is… …   English dictionary

  • avoid — [[t]əvɔ͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦ avoids, avoiding, avoided 1) VERB If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. [V n] The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster... [V ing] Women… …   English dictionary

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