ward off (someone/something)

to try to keep away someone or something that would hurt you.

He raised his arm at the elbow to ward off the blow.

They have a “No Trespassing” sign out front to ward off anyone who happens by.

She often gets headaches, so she carries a bit of fresh ginger wherever she goes to ward them off.

Related vocabulary: fend off someone, stave off something

• one-shot
• one step ahead
• One step forward, two steps back.
• one swallow doesn't make a summer
• one thing after another
• one thing leads to another
• one-to-one
• one-two punch
• one-upmanship
• on everyone's lips
• one way or another
• one way or the other
• one-way ticket to
• one-way ticket to something
• on feet
• on file
• on good side
• on good terms
• on good terms with
• on good terms with someone
• on guard
• on hand
• on head be it
• on high
• on hobbyhorse