From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody/something a wide berthgive somebody/something a wide berthAVOIDto avoid someone or something → wide
Examples from the Corpus
give somebody/something a wide berth• A marabou stork was poking about nearby in a pile of rubbish, and I gave it a wide berth.• Passers-by gave her a wide berth.• People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth.• Sandie gives her a wide berth.• She saw him coming and intended to give him a wide berth.• Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth.• The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.• Sandie's been giving her a wide berth since the argument.• Besides, in most vacation areas the locals learn to give a wide berth to tourists in their rented land yachts. 