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to avoid doing sth

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  • avoid — a‧void [əˈvɔɪd] verb [transitive] TAX LAW if you avoid tax, you manage to not pay it legally, for example by the way that you enter profits or losses into your accounts: • Investing in this way allows savers to avoid tax upon withdrawal. compare… …   Financial and business terms

  • avoid — verb (T) 1 to do something to prevent something bad from happening: The other car swerved, trying to avoid a collision. | avoid doing sth: This leaflet tells you how to avoid getting ill while travelling. 2 to deliberately stay away from someone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • avoid — a|void W1S2 [əˈvɔıd] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esvuidier, from vuidier to empty ] 1.) to prevent something bad from happening ▪ Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents. ▪ It is important to take… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • avoid something like the plague — avoid someone/something/like the plague phrase to be determined to keep away from someone or something completely If I were you, I’d avoid him like the plague. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • (to) fall avoid the trap of doing something — to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth idiom to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea • Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children. Main entry: ↑trapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (to) fall into the trap of doing something — to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth idiom to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea • Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children. Main entry: ↑trapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • wriggle out of something of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wriggle out of out of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • flinch from doing something — ˈflinch from sth | ˈflinch from doing sth derived (often used in negative sentences) to avoid thinking about or doing sth unpleasant • He never flinched from facing up to trouble. Main entry: ↑flinchderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • fight shy of something doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • fight shy of of doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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