fend away

fend away

To turn away or deny; to keep something at bay; to fight or ward off. The governor fended away questions about his role in the money laundering scandal. I fended away the blows of my attackers.
See also: away, fend
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • do away with
  • do away with (someone, something, or oneself)
  • draw away
  • drag (someone or something) away
  • drag away
  • draw away from (someone or something)
  • drag (someone or something) away from (something)
  • are we away
  • Are we away?
  • drift away
References in periodicals archive
However, Pakistan needs to be careful in managing the affairs of FATA to fend away exploitation by Afghanistan.
The Merger Dilemma
Berg nearly doubled the lead two minutes into first half stoppage time but Neuer was just barely able to fend away his header.
Down to 10-man, Germany still two good for Sweden
He attacked me with a sword and my son lost his little finger when he tried to fend away the sword attack," he told prosecutors.
Sword-attacker jailed for chopping man's finger
Speedster Varun Aaron produced a vicious throat ball on his first delivery after drinks that Haddin could only fend away to bat-pad where Pujara took an easy catch for six.
Test cricket: Australia edge ahead of India with Smith ton
Because we do not feel internal inflammation, it wreaks havoc in the body; hence we should strive to keep it as low as possible with healthy lifestyles to fend away disease.
Inflammation (Part 2)
Mark Lewis (33) then carried on the good work although it was down to Simon Magill and Darrel Williams to fend away the closing overs as they scored undefeated 25s apiece.
COV & NW MISS OUT ON DRAW
An Australia player needed to fend away one of the bottles to prevent a team-mate from being hit and post-match interviews were moved 30 metres away from the perimeter of the ground.
Cricket fans throw bottles at Oz Stars
Coyne was soon called into action again to fend away a rising drive from Quinn from the corner of the box following a knock down from Darius Henderson, while captain Robert Huth did well to clear from under his own bar as the Blades continued to probe for an opening.
Inauspicious opening to Boro bid to bounce back
Home keeper Smith had more work than counterpart Dave Jones, although early on Seargeant struck a 20-yarder which Newtown's stopper did well to fend away.
Football: Bangor's ambitions damaged; WELSH PREMIER
City's stopper Smith opened the second half by launching into a brilliant one-handed save to fend away Craig Jones's goal-bound header and there was a similar acrobatic reaction to deal with a Roberts's 10-yarder.
THRILLS AS THE BIG TWO BATTLE IT OUT; WELSH CUP
After receiving treatment from Tykes physio Scott McAllister, Vaughan resumed his innings and managed to fend away another lifting delivery from Clark - leading wicket-taker in the Ashes last winter - for a single.
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Neil Kilkenny reaches out to fend away the ball in the Birmingham City goalmouth (above) a move which earned him an instant dismissal from referee Steve Bennett despite the protestations of Maik Taylor (left) Mikael Forssell, of Birmingham City, tackles Dietmar Hamann while (below) Walter Pandiani shows his delight after putting Blues ahead
Football: Blues' sense of loss obscures creditable point; Birmingham City 2 Liverpool 2
Vaesen twice had to dive to fend away shots from Paul Murray, but in the 79th minute Town struck.
Football: Sub Lawson brightens a Gray day; QPR 1 HUDDERSFIELD 1
Stuck out on a long shift, his line were unable to fend away Aaron Nell's shot effectively and Sean Selmser bagged the spoils.
DUNDEE GIVE BLAZE FRIGHT
City's Smith was then required to make an acrobatic double save to fend away French's powerful effort from the right and the followup by Jack Jenkins.
GOOD EVANS! NEATH SHOCK; Athletic surprise form team Bangor