stay away
English
Verb
stay away (third-person singular simple present stays away, present participle staying away, simple past and past participle stayed away)
- (informal, idiomatic) To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.
- 1994, Alice in Chains, “I Stay Away”, in Jar of Flies, performed by Alice in Chains:
- Why you act crazy?
Not an act maybe
So close a lady
Shifty eyes shady
I stay away
I stay away
I stay away
I stay away
Related terms
References
- “stay away”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “stay away”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.