at a distance

uzaktan etki İsim, Fizik
(a) haddini bilmek, (b) uzak durmak, sokulmamak, yaklaşmamak, fazla samimî olmamak.
They might be
dangerous, so keep your distance. He prefers to keep his distance with his employees.
(birine) soğuk davranmak, (birisiyle) samimî olmamak, (birinden) uzak durmak.
We tried to be friendly,
but she kept us at a distance.