ตีตัวออกห่าง(dtee dtuua òk hàang)

Meanings

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[to] dissociate oneself; cut ties

to step back or sever association, often to avoid blame, trouble, or entanglement

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตีตัวออกห่างdtee dtuua òk hàangตีตัวออกห่างdtee dtuua òk hàang1[to] distance oneself; keep one's distance2[to] dissociate oneself; cut tiesจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ทันทีที่tan-tee têeทันทีที่tan-tee têeas soon as; once; the moment thatรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ยุ่งเกี่ยวกับyûng gìiao gàpยุ่งเกี่ยวกับyûng gìiao gàp[to] be involved with [sb/sth]; [to] meddle with [sb/sth]ยาเสพติดyaa sàyp dtìtยาเสพติดyaa sàyp dtìtillegal/controlled drugs; narcotics
He distanced himself from that group of friends as soon as he found out they were involved with drugs.