hold (one) at a comfortable distance

To keep one away, either physically or figuratively, in order to afford a level of safety or security or to prevent intimacy. He doesn't like to be touched, so please hold him at a comfortable distance.

词组	hold (one) at a comfortable distance
释义	hold (one) at a comfortable distance hold (one) at a comfortable distance To keep one away, either physically or figuratively, in order to afford a level of safety or security or to prevent intimacy. He doesn't like to be touched, so please hold him at a comfortable distance. See also: comfortable, distance, hold Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: hold (one) at a distance maneuver for maneuver for (something) break (one's) fall break fall break one's fall chase away collar collar (someone) lead the pack
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