veer off (from someone or something)

veer off (from someone or something)
veer off (from someone or something)
to turn or steer sharply away from someone or something. •

The bird veered off from the cluster of trees.

The bird veered off and missed hitting the post.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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