Deviate :
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Synonyms :
Diverge from, Digress from, Drift from, Stray from, Veer from, Swerve from, Get sidetracked from, Branch off from, Differ from, Vary from, Run counter to, Go in opposition to, Contrast with, Degenerate, Pervert, Deviant, Aberrant, Deviant
Diverge from, Digress from, Drift from, Stray from, Veer from, Swerve from, Get sidetracked from, Branch off from, Differ from, Vary from, Run counter to, Go in opposition to, Contrast with, Degenerate, Pervert, Deviant, Aberrant, Deviant
English Meaning :
(Noun : A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)
(Verb : Turn aside; turn away from)
(Adjective : Markedly different from an accepted norm)
(Noun : A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)
(Verb : Turn aside; turn away from)
(Adjective : Markedly different from an accepted norm)
Example : As a result of this literary pre-knowledge many people were eager to tell us just how and in what ways the films have dared to deviate from the authority of Tolkien's original.
As a result of this literary pre-knowledge many people were eager to tell us just how and in what ways the films have dared to deviate from the authority of Tolkien's original.
Fight shy of :
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Give a wide berth :
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Jink :
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English Meaning :
(Noun : )
(Verb : )
Example : A jink , a change of pace and it was to the endline to hammer across balls the sort great headers dream of.
A jink , a change of pace and it was to the endline to hammer across balls the sort great headers dream of.
Leapfrog :
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English Meaning :
(Noun : Advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors)
(Verb : Jump across)
(Noun : Advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors)
(Verb : Jump across)
Example : City won 2-1 to leapfrog Walsall and move back into 19th spot, still ten points clear of the bottom three.
City won 2-1 to leapfrog Walsall and move back into 19th spot, still ten points clear of the bottom three.
Tergiversate :
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Synonyms :
Beat around the bush, Prevaricate, Equivocate, Palter
Beat around the bush, Prevaricate, Equivocate, Palter
English Meaning :
(Verb : Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
(Verb : Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
Example : The Treasury displayed the utmost determination, ingenuity, tergiversation and meanness of spirit in trying to cut his fees.
The Treasury displayed the utmost determination, ingenuity, tergiversation and meanness of spirit in trying to cut his fees.
