- would not touch something with a ten-foot pole
- informal used to express a refusal to have anything to do with someone or something
relax, I wouldn't touch you with a ten-foot pole!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
would not touch something with a ten-foot pole
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wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole — (USA) If you wouldn t touch something with a ten foot pole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In British English, people say they wouldn t touch it with a bargepole) … The small dictionary of idiomes
wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole — (USA) If you wouldn t touch something with a ten foot pole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In British English, people say they wouldn t touch it with a bargepole) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole — (USA) If you wouldn t touch something with a ten foot pole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In British English, people say they wouldn t touch it with a bargepole) … Dictionary of English idioms
wouldn’t touch someone or something with a ten-foot pole — tv. would not get involved with someone or something. □ Forget it. I wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole. □ Tom said he wouldn’t touch Tracy with a ten foot pole … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wouldn't touch it with a bargepole — (UK) If you wouldn t touch something with a bargepole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In American English, people say they wouldn t touch it with a ten foot pole) … The small dictionary of idiomes
wouldn't touch it with a bargepole — (UK) If you wouldn t touch something with a bargepole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In American English, people say they wouldn t touch it with a ten foot pole) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole — (UK) If you wouldn t touch something with a bargepole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In American English, people say they wouldn t touch it with a ten foot pole) … Dictionary of English idioms
touch — touch1 [ tʌtʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 put body part on someone/something ▸ 2 have no space between ▸ 3 affect emotions ▸ 4 change/influence someone/something ▸ 5 eat/drink something ▸ 6 use something ▸ 7 work on something ▸ 8 deal with someone/something ▸ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
barge pole — also bargepole PHRASE: V inflects If you say that you wouldn t touch something with a barge pole, you mean that you would not want to have anything to do with it, either because you do not trust it, or because you do not like it. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … 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
