keep your distance/ distance/ at arm's length

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi there,

Are the following senenteces and their meanings correct?

  • He seemed a very nice person, but when I noticed he could be quite violent to others, I distanced myself from him. (I didn’t wish to be so close with him anymore)

  • He was so mysterious, but also very handsome, yet I kept him at a distance./ I kept him at arm’s length.’(I didn’t wan’t him to become friendly with me.)

  • She fell in love with him the first moment she saw him, yet she kept her distance from him, since she also knew he was, by reputation, a womanizer.’ (probably she did that, because she didn’t want to get hurt.)

Thanks
Alexandro

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This all looks correct to me (other than minor glitches in the parts in brackets that don’t affect the sense).

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Thanks Dozy, but what are the minor glitches in the parts between brackets)?
Thanks Alexandro.

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  1. Missing full stop. “close with” is unusual. “any more” should be two words. [edited: “anymore” is accepted in AmE I believe]

  2. Unmatched quote. Missing space. “wan’t” should be “want”.

  3. Unmatched quote. Missing capital letter. Comma should be deleted.

I would not normally bother to mention this, but having written “This all looks correct to me” I realised that was not strictly true.

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Thanks for correcting my sentences.
Alexandro.