Verb
refrain from certain foods or beverages
refrain from entering or walking onto
Source: WordNetGo and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil's foot, Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envy's stinging, And find What wind Serves to advance an honest mind. John Donne
Good humour is the only shield to keep off the darts of the satirical railer: if you have a quiver well stored, and are sure of hitting him between the joints of the harness, do not spare him; but you had better not bend your bow than miss your aim. James Burgh
For the people of the world sleep is more profitable than to keep awake, for then they keep off worldly discourses during sleep. Sufyan al-Thawri
I try not to set myself up as different or as a celebrity or special. I have a husband that can get on my nerves. I have kids that test my patience. I've got a cat I can't keep off the sofa. It's real. On a bad day, I'm reading 'Acts of Faith.' Iyanla Vanzant
Let every one keep off the flies with his own tail. Italian Proverb
A short tail won't keep off flies. Italian Proverb