I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole
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I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole — I wouldn’t touch it/him/her/etc with a bargepole british phrase used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do… … Useful english dictionary
I wouldn't touch her with a bargepole — I wouldn’t touch it/him/her/etc with a bargepole british phrase used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do… … Useful english dictionary
not touch somebody with a bargepole — not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole idiom (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten foot ˈpole) (informal) to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation • … Useful english dictionary
not touch something with a bargepole — not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole idiom (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten foot ˈpole) (informal) to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation • … Useful english dictionary
touch — touch1 W2S2 [tʌtʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feel)¦ 2¦(no space between)¦ 3 touch something to something 4¦(affect somebody s feelings)¦ 5¦(have an effect)¦ 6¦(use)¦ 7 not touch something 8 not touch somebody/something 9¦(deal with somebody/something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
not touch somebody with a ten-foot pole — not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole idiom (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten foot ˈpole) (informal) to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation • … Useful english dictionary
not touch something with a ten-foot pole — not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole idiom (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten foot ˈpole) (informal) to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation • … Useful english dictionary
touch — 1 /tVtS/ verb FEEL SB/STH PHYSICALLY 1 (T) to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone so that you can feel them: Small children are constantly moving and wanting to touch everything. | She couldn t bear the thought of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
touch */*/*/ — I UK [tʌtʃ] / US verb Word forms touch : present tense I/you/we/they touch he/she/it touches present participle touching past tense touched past participle touched 1) [transitive] to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something Beth … English dictionary
bargepole — UK [ˈbɑː(r)dʒˌpəʊl] / US [ˈbɑrdʒˌpoʊl] noun I wouldn t touch it/him/her etc with a bargepole British used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved … English dictionary
