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To have prevented oneself from

Past tense for to turn aside or away

Past tense for to divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

Past tense for to prevent the occurrence of

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

Past tense for to protect or shield from harm or danger

Past tense for to exclude or reject as a candidate or possibility

Past tense for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)

Having been redirected in path or direction

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Verb

To have prevented oneself from

restrained from

stayed away from

steered clear of

broke the habit of

compensated for

counterbalanced

interfered with

denied yourself

made unnecessary

nipped in the bud

broken the habit of

weaseled out of

weaselled out of

shuffled out of

had nothing to do with

washed your hands of

gave a wide berth to

given a wide berth to

kept at arm's length

turned your back on

shied away from

wriggled out of

stayed clear of

kept your distance

turned away from

gave something a miss

given something a miss

paid no attention to

avoided like the plague

resisted the temptation to

let well enough alone

stopped oneself

let something slide

found a way out of

divorced oneself from

gave a wide berth

given a wide berth

had nothing more to do with

gotten away from

circumnavigated

kept one's distance from

refused to take advantage of

answered evasively

slipped away from

shook one's head

ended relations with

given the runaround

looked down one's nose at

left something undone

pussyfooted around

gave the runaround

escaped the clutches of

slipped through the net of

had no truck with

played truant from

short-circuited

called a halt to

shaken one's head

restrained yourself

kept out of the way of

slipped through the net

avoided doing something

led on a merry chase

refused to receive

paid little attention to

found a way round

turned deaf ear to

slipped through your fingers

avoided dealing with

gave thumbs down to

drew the line at

given thumbs down to

drawn the line at

gave the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down to

lain down on job

lay down on job

taken the pledge

went on the wagon

gone on the wagon

took the pledge

given the red light

gave the thumbs down

given the thumbs down

gave the red light

forgotten about

gave the slip to

thrown off the scent

given the slip to

threw off the scent

given someone the big E

given someone the air

given someone the push

gave someone the push

given the elbow

gave someone the air

gave someone the big E

given the go by

broken away from

broke away from

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“A vigilant driver managed to stop the locomotive and avert a major disaster.”

Verb

Past tense for to turn aside or away

changed direction

turned to one side

channelled away

changed the course of

gone off course

went off course

left beaten path

gotten sidetracked

got sidetracked

chopped and changed

twisted and turned

had a liking for

gravitated toward

had a preference for

had a penchant for

gotten off course

shown a preference for

showed a preference for

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“They don't make for pretty reading and some of you may wish to avert your eyes now.”

Verb

Past tense for to divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

“A man may avert his attention from something presented to him, not because it is irrelevant to the subject at hand, or insignificant in itself, but because it is disturbing.”

Verb

Past tense for to prevent the occurrence of

nipped in the bud

defended against

circumnavigated

interfered with

steered clear of

stood in the way of

put the stopper on

beat someone to the punch

provided against

kept from happening

beat someone to it

beat someone to the draw

put a damper on

put the kibosh on

made impossible

beaten someone to the draw

shielded yourself from

kept at a distance

acted in advance of

beaten someone to it

kept at arm's length

headed off at pass

stolen a march on

beaten someone to the punch

prevented the occurrence of

poured cold water on

made it impossible for

gotten ahead of

stole a march on

taken wind out of

took wind out of

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

short-circuited

brought to screeching halt

put the brakes on

put a stopper in

gotten in the way

kept within bounds

threw a spanner in the works

setted limits on

kept a tight rein on

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

kept the lid on

kept within limits

got in the way of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

gotten in the way of

imposed limits on

placed a limit on

thrown a spanner in the works

drawn the line on

drew the line on

took out of play

taken out of play

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

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Verb

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

Verb

Past tense for to protect or shield from harm or danger

given sanctuary

guarded against

provided sanctuary

repelled danger

mounted guard on

afforded protection to

saved from harm

covered all bases

took under one's wing

taken under one's wing

taken someone under your wing

gone to bat for

went to bat for

took someone under your wing

stood guard over

provided protection for

persevered with

wrapped up in cotton wool

guarded in transit

provided safety

been responsible for

were responsible for

was responsible for

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Verb

Past tense for to exclude or reject as a candidate or possibility

Verb

Past tense for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)

Adjective

Having been redirected in path or direction

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