Avoid touching face.

Meaning: Try not to touch your face, especially your eyes, nose, and mouth, as this can spread germs and make you sick.

Choice of Words: Avoid means to keep away from or prevent something from happening. Touching means to come into physical contact with something. Face is the front part of the head.

Alternative Expressions

Keep your hands off your face.

Meaning: This means to avoid touching your face with your hands. It's like saying, Don't let your hands come into contact with your face.

Choice of Words: Keep means to hold or maintain something in a certain position or condition. Hands refers to the parts of the body at the end of the arms that are used for holding, touching, and performing tasks. Off means not touching or near something. Face is the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth. When you put it all together, "Keep your hands off your face" means to not touch your face with your hands.

Don't put your fingers near your mouth.

Meaning: This means to keep your fingers away from your mouth. It's like saying, Make sure your fingers don't get close to your mouth.

Choice of Words: Don't is a contraction of the words "do" and "not". It means to not do something. Put means to place or move something to a specific location. Fingers are the five long, thin parts at the end of the hand. Near means close to or not far from something. Mouth is the opening in the face where food is taken in. When you put it all together, "Don't put your fingers near your mouth" means to not bring your fingers close to your mouth.

Avoid touching your face.

Meaning: This means to not touch your face. It's like saying, Keep your hands and other body parts away from your face.

Choice of Words: Avoid means to stay away from or prevent something from happening. Touching means to make contact with something with your hands or other body parts. Face is the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth. When you put it all together, "Avoid touching your face" means to not touch your face with your hands or other body parts.

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