step (away) from
Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words
Indicates distance from something.
Categories:
Examples (10)
- She was only a step away from the cliff edge.
- He quickly stepped away from the edge of the busy road.
- The politician decided to step away from public life after the scandal.
- It's sometimes good to step away from a problem to see it more clearly.
- With each passing year, we take another step away from the past.
- The guard asked the crowd to step back from the barricade.
- She took a cautious step from the boat onto the slippery dock.
- The company needs to step away from its traditional business model to innovate.
- They were just a few steps from the entrance when it started to rain.
- He chose to step down from his leadership role.