To "avoid [something] like the plague" refers to staying away from that thing as much as possible. The word plague itself rarely refers to actual plague or illness now, and has historically referred to anything that causes irritation or even calamity. ... Such is the case with avoid like the plague.
Scotland is caught in a rolling referendum campaign, which discourages unpopular but necessary reforms
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China seals off village after bubonic plague death in Inner Mongolia
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The victim was confirmed to be a bubonic plague patient on Thursday
北京開始新的拆除行動，這次是在郊區
當局已採取行動，拆除了長城附近山丘上的數百套房屋，這些房屋曾經是中國繁榮崛起的標誌。
Beijing Begins New Demolition Drive, This Time in Its Bucolic Suburbs
The authorities have moved to demolish hundreds of homes in the hills near the Great Wall that were once a sign of China’s rising prosperity.
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