edge away from [sb/sth]vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]
(distance yourself)
(因为怕羞而)避开 yīn wèi pà xiū ér bì kāi
躲开 duǒ kāi
I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus.