evade vs give a wide berth to

evade

verb
  • To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from. 

  • To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from 

  • To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. 

give a wide berth to

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