📌 Stave off:🛡️
To prevent something unpleasant from happening, or to delay it fo as long as possible.
📌 Examples in everyday English;
- Staving off sleep: 🥱
I drank a cup of coffee to stave off sleep during the lecture.
2. Staving off hunger: 🍽️
I ate an apple to stave off hunger until dinner.
3.Staving off cold: 🤧
I’m drinking plenty of fluids and getting enough rest, hoping to stave off a cold.
4.Staving off financial problems: 💸
The family cut back on unnecessary expenses to stave off financial difficulties.
📌 Your turn!
Put “stave off” into a sentence pf your own.