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2021-05-07 03:05
Wouldn't touch someone with a ten-foot pole American phrase
Stay far away; avoid someone or something, or doing something
What a high-risk investment! I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole.
I wouldn't touch a flashlight without a rechargeable battery with a ten-foot pole.
I wouldn't touch that gangster with a ten-foot pole.
To move quickly up and down and from side to side, typically in an attempt to avoid hitting or being hit by something
To keep a reasonable distance from someone or something; avoid someone or something
To keep from causing someone embarrassment
This phrase is often used in the case of avoiding greeting someone first when seeing him/her on the street.
This term first appeared in the mid-1700s, when it started to replace the earlier phrase "not to be handled with tongs." In the 1800s, a barge-pole was still used in place of a ten-foot pole, although this version is no longer used.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to indicate that helping each other or working together toward the same goal will have advantages for everyone who is involved
The relationship between fashion and film is that one hand washes the other and both wash the face.
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