avoid the worst
Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words
To successfully prevent the most negative part of a situation from happening.
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- We need to take immediate action to avoid the worst of the economic downturn.
- Careful planning helped them avoid the worst consequences of the storm.
- By negotiating, they managed to avoid the worst of the industrial dispute.
- She hoped her early intervention would avoid the worst possible outcome.
- The government implemented new policies to avoid the worst effects of the pandemic.
- To avoid the worst of the traffic, we left home an hour earlier.
- Although the situation was bad, their quick response helped avoid the worst.
- He took a different route to avoid the worst part of the construction.
- Investing in renewable energy can help us avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
- They took extra precautions to avoid the worst of the winter weather.