avoid like the plague

English - Turkish

Definition of avoid like the plague in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) vebalı görmüş gibi kaçmak

English - English

Definition of avoid like the plague in English English dictionary

Shun, or evade if at all possible

{f} stay away if possible, run away at any cost

Hyphenation

a·void like the plague

Turkish pronunciation

ıvoyd layk dhi pleyg

Pronunciation

/əˈvoid ˈlīk ᴛʜē ˈplāg/ /əˈvɔɪd ˈlaɪk ðiː ˈpleɪɡ/

Etymology

() St Jerome Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business