aloof from someone or something

aloof from someone or something
*aloof from someone or something
being remote or distant from someone or something. (*Typically: be \aloof from someone or something; keep\aloof from someone or something; remain \aloof from someone or something; stay \aloof from someone or something.) •

She tends to keep aloof from the rest of us.

Ken stays aloof from other committee members between meetings.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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