きょりをとる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
1. to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
However, if possible, she is someone I want to keep at a distance.
Composed of
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Examples (7 in total)
I'm going to distance myself for now.
We should fight by keeping our distance.
Put some distance between us, then go on the offensive again.