deflect away from

deflect (something) away from (someone or something)

To direct something away from someone or something. That's why I have an assistant—she deflects all of this minutiae away from me. At the last second, the defenseman deflected the puck away from the goal.
See also: away, deflect
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

deflect something away from someone or something

to divert someone or something away from someone or something; to cause someone or something to veer away from someone or something. The press secretary deflected the reporter's questions from the candidate. The emergency deflected the boss's attention away from my mistake.
See also: away, deflect
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • deflect
  • deflect (something) away from (someone or something)
  • drag (someone or something) away from (something)
  • drag away
  • drag (someone or something) away
  • conduct
  • conduct (someone or something) away
  • conduct away
  • draw away
  • draw away from (someone or something)
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Stephane Sessegnon started to show some endeavour for the visitors, seeing one shot deflect away from danger and on the half-hour mark, drilling another narrowly wide.
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But dismissing that plea as a "stunt", Mr Hamilton told BBC Radio Ulster: "It's to deflect away from the growing criticism there is of Sinn Fein because of their failure in helping to restore an Executive is having a negative effect".
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Helguson also threatened with a volley from the edge of the box which Michael Dawson did well to deflect away from goal, and the Icelandic striker made no mistake with a second opportunity in the 13th minute.
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Maybe he's trying to deflect away from the fact that his team hasn't been as good in recent weeks as they should be for the amount of players and talent they have got."
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The players are trying to deflect away from the hype and just focus on the match and their individual jobs."
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