Submitted by György Chityil ... on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 20:39 Hierarchy: VerbDescription: {{simile|idiomatic}} To shun, or evade if at all possible.Ngram: avoid like the plagueNgram Text: avoid like the plagueSource: WiktionaryIssue: 0Wiktionary tag: simileNgram Count: 4