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stand back

verb
  1. To maintain distance. (intransitive) · You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
  2. To abstain from participation. (intransitive) · While others debated the proposals, he stood back.
  3. (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler (intransitive)
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Stand back, manling.
The Jungle Book, p. 58 · B2

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