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to avoid tsuris

to avoid tsuris

9.9
To stay away from trouble and things that cause worry
  • idiom
  • Slang
translation icon : evitar problemas
  • He tries to avoid tsuris by not getting involved in office politics.

Examples

  • Whenever possible, she likes to avoid tsuris and keep things peaceful.

  • If you want a quiet life, it's best to avoid tsuris altogether.

  • Don't avoid tsuris!

  • He tries to avoid tsuris at all costs.

  • He tries to avoid tsuris by staying out of arguments with his neighbors.

  • To keep relationships smooth, it's wise to avoid tsuris during family gatherings.

  • She prefers to avoid tsuris at work by not engaging in gossip.

Synonyms

to stay away from
vsto avoid tsuris
384 2.3

Avoid going near people or places for safety

is specifically about staying out of trouble or distressing complications
to steer clear of
vsto avoid tsuris
  • Informal
34 4.0

To stay away from people and things that may cause trouble or harm

is about staying out of distressing or complicated situations
to avoid stress
vsto avoid tsuris
2 3.2

Stay away from things that make you feel nervous or worried to protect your health

focuses on preventing trouble or complicated distress rather than only emotional tension

Antonyms

to invite
89 5.8

To make something bad more likely to happen

to ask for trouble
  • Informal
12 4.8

Act in a way likely to cause problems

How Trouble-Free

to avoid tsuris
  • Slang
9.9
to risk
∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

avoid tsuris infinitive
avoided tsuris past
avoided tsuris past participle
avoiding tsuris present participle
avoids tsuris third person singular

Morphology

avoid + tsuris

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'avoid' (to keep away from) plus 'tsuris' (trouble), so an English learner who knows both constituents will understand it as 'avoid trouble'. Although 'tsuris' is a Yiddish loanword, its semantics align with the common noun 'trouble' and the construction follows a simple and cross-linguistically common verb + noun pattern.

Etymology

Avoid tsuris puts English avoid together with Yiddish tsuris, which means 'trouble' or 'worries'. The simple picture is you step away to avoid a mess or bad situation, so it means 'to stay away from problems'.