AVOID SB/STH LIKE THE PLAGUE

Meaning of AVOID SB/STH LIKE THE PLAGUE in English

( informal ) to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAGUE — Infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis , carried by the rat flea. It usually spreads to humans only …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAGUE — I. ˈplāg chiefly dial ˈpleg noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English plage, from Middle French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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AVOID — əˈvȯid verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English avoiden, from Old French esvuidier, from es- (from Latin ex out) + …
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AVOID — (a.) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess …
Английский словарь Webster
AVOID — (a.) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, …
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AVOID — (a.) To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
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AVOID — ( a. ) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AVOID — ( a. ) To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
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AVOID — ( a. ) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAGUE — — plaguer , n. /playg/ , n. , v. , plagued, plaguing . n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes …
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LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
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AVOID — — avoidable , adj. — avoidably , adv. — avoider , n. /euh voyd"/ , v.t. 1. to keep away …
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PLAGUE — I. ˈplāg noun Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike …
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LIKE
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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AVOID — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French avoider, alteration of Old French esvuider, from es- (from Latin ex- ) + …
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PLAGUE — vt to infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. 2. plague ·vt fig.: to vex; …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
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AVOID — adj to get rid of. 2. avoid ·vi to become void or vacant. 3. avoid ·adj to empty. 4. avoid …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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PLAGUE — [plague] n [ME plage, fr. MF, fr. LL plaga, fr. L, blow; akin to L plangere to strike--more at plaint] …
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AVOID — [avoid] vt [ME, fr. MF esvuidier, fr. es- (fr. L ex-) + vuidier to empty--more at void] (14c) 1: to …
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PLAGUE — an infectious fever caused by the bacillus Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the rat flea. It is primarily a disease of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAGUE — / pleɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also the plague ) [ U ] = bubonic plague …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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AVOID — / əˈvɔɪd; NAmE / verb 1. to prevent sth bad from happening : [ vn ] The accident could have …
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PLAGUE — I. plague 1 /pleɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: plage , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
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AVOID — a ‧ void S2 W1 /əˈvɔɪd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ avoid ; noun : …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAGUE — n., v., & int. --n. 1 a deadly contagious disease spreading rapidly over a wide area. 2 (foll. by of) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAGUE — n., v., & int. n. 1 a deadly contagious disease spreading rapidly over a wide area. 2 (foll. by of) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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PLAGUE — n., v., & int. --n. 1. a deadly contagious disease spreading rapidly over a wide area. 2 (foll. by of) …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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PLAGUE — ( plagues, plaguing, plagued) 1. Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The …
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AVOID — ( avoids, avoiding, avoided) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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PLAGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES avoid...like the plague (= try hard to avoid him ) ▪ Why did you …
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PLAGUE — (DISEASE) [noun] - a serious disease which kills many peopleCholera and plague have broken out in the wake of the …
Cambridge English vocab
AVOID — [verb] [T] - to stay away from (someone or something), or prevent (something) from happening or not allow yourself to …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAGUE — n. Infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis , carried by the rat flea. It usually spreads to humans …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAGUE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bubonic ▪ great ▪ Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague. … OF …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AVOID — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to ~ conflict …
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LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
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