keep (themselves) to themselves
Definition
› to spend time alone, not talking to other people very much: We don't see much of our neighbours - they keep themselves to themselves.AloneSeparateness and isolation in space
(Definition of keep (themselves) to themselves from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apart adjective
- be in a minority of one idiom
- castaway noun
- deserted adjective (LEFT BEHIND)
- go stag idiom
- herself pronoun
- himself pronoun (MALE)
- like a shag on a rock idiom
- lone wolf noun
- lonely adjective
- loner noun
- lonesome adjective
- seclusion noun
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- sole adjective
- solely adverb
- solitary adjective
- solitude noun
- solo adjective, adverb
- stay-at-home noun
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