ward off
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
Stop something bad from reaching you or hurting you.
"Eating plenty of vitamin C is thought to ward off colds in the winter."
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security as a magic spell to ward off judicial review.
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save energy if they are to ward off starvation until
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that needs to be mobilized to ward off regulation or get