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avoid like the plague

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  1. avoid like the plagueverb

    To shun, or evade if at all possible.

  2. Etymology: From St Jerome: Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of avoid like the plague in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of avoid like the plague in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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