put daylight between oneself and someone

verb

To increase or create distance or difference between people or objects.

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Meanings

verbput daylight between oneself and someone (third-person singular simple present puts daylight between oneself and someone, present participle putting daylight between oneself and someone, simple past and past participle put daylight between oneself and someone)

present singular third person puts daylight between oneself and someone · participle present putting daylight between oneself and someone · alternative create daylight between oneself and someone

  1. idiomaticTo increase or create distance or difference between people or objects.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
create daylight between oneself and someone
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APA

put daylight between oneself and someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20daylight%20between%20oneself%20and%20someone

MLA

“put daylight between oneself and someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20daylight%20between%20oneself%20and%20someone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put daylight between oneself and someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20daylight%20between%20oneself%20and%20someone.

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