Complete Definition of "avoid like the plague"

English
Etymology
St Jerome Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business
Idiom
avoid like the plague
#Shun, or evade if at all possible
#* Cliché should be avoided like the plague

Revision and Credits for"avoid like the plague"
  • 2007-06-30 22:50 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Ohyeahmormons|Ohyeahmormons]] ([[User_talk:Ohyeahmormons|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Conversion script|Conversion script]]

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