stay out of (something)

idiom

: to avoid going into (a place)

I told her to stay out of my room.

: to avoid becoming involved in (something)

Please try to stay out of trouble.

This is not your business, so stay out of it.

Examples of stay out of (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fuad Ibrahim, Iroquois High School: Fuad is a senior who quietly leads prayer for a group of boys who are trying to stay out of trouble, trying to grow businesses after high school and trying to make their parents proud. —

Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2024 Miss Manners is more accustomed to being asked how to stay out of beauty salon conversations, not how to get in on them. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024 The weather service urges people to stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. —

Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024 There are many who believe that discussions of race are excessively ubiquitous, but many of us from the coasts prefer politicians to stay out of curricular development lest our young people be influenced by . . . —

Kimaya Basu, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay out of (something)

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“Stay out of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20out%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.

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