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steer clear en · VERB

Meanings

1. (figuratively, followed by of, intransitive, often) To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
   • I always told Sir John to steer clear of too much journalizing. 1835, James Fenimore Cooper, The Monikins, Introduction:
   • Foreign youth steer clear of the gymnasium; its rules are too severe. 1880, Mark Twain, chapter 4, in A Tramp Abroad:
   • "You steer clear of that rascally teacher and young Merwell," advised Dave's father. "They are a bad lot." "I'll steer clear if I can," answered Dave. 1914, Edward Stratemeyer, chapter 10, in Dave Porter in the Gold Fields:
   • But unless you are also philosophical and like to listen to a lot of dialogue—or, worse yet, read reams of subtitles—I think you'd be wise to steer clear. 1964 January 28, Bosley Crowther, “Movie Review: The Seventh Juror (1962)”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Jan 2014:
   • If you think you can steer clear of government surveillance by staying off-line, think again. 2013, “Surveillance State: Three Ways You're Being Watched”, in BloombergBusinessweek Videos, retrieved 15 Jan 2014:

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Translations (19)

pl unikać (to avoid) · it tenersi alla larga (to avoid) · pl uniknąć (to avoid) · fi karttaa (to avoid) · pl zlekceważyć (to avoid) · fi välttää (to avoid) · ru избега́ть (to avoid) · pt evitar (to avoid) · es mantenerse alejado (to avoid) · ru обойти́ (to avoid) · is forðast (to avoid) · hu elkerül (to avoid) · de fernhalten (to avoid) · fr éviter (to avoid) · pl lekceważyć (to avoid) · it astenersi (to avoid) · ru остерега́ться (to avoid) · fi väistää (to avoid) · fi kaihtaa (to avoid)