Comments on: Distance yourself https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/ Upgrade your English Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:12:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Eugene https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3760 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:56:47 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3760 In reply to Jeff.

Yes, it looks like both them know their job well.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3756 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:23:55 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3756 In reply to Eugene.

And the Royal Family succeeded in distancing itself from Prince Andrew, too.

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By: Eugene https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3744 Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:46:52 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3744 After a series of scandals Prince Andrew finally succeeded in distancing himself from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3535 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:24:20 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3535 In reply to Claudio.

“Distance yourself” usually goes with an idea or a person, not a substance. I would say you can “distance yourself from people who use too much tobacco and alcohol” because they would be a bad influence on your health, or “distance yourself from situations that cause you to use tobacco or drink too much alcohol.”

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By: Claudio https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3529 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:00:39 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3529 The first thing you need to do for good health is to distance yourself from tobacco and alcohol.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3527 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:40:05 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3527 In reply to Oscar.

I think so too! Eliminating unnecessary things, distractions, etc., makes you think clearer and be happier.

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By: Oscar https://plainenglish.com/expressions/distance-yourself/#comment-3517 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 03:47:40 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=15279#comment-3517 I am thinking about the quote “Art is the elimination of the unnecessary” from Picasso. If I am nor wrong that one has link with “to distance yourself from something”. I said because sometimes I want to distance myself from some coworkers, in that way is like art because I want to eliminate their commentaries. I don’t know it’s just a thought.

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