wouldn’t touch someone/something with a ten-foot p



wouldn’t touch someone/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.
See also: pole, touch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FriedrichFREED-rikhGerman
Giovannetta-Italian
MariusMER-ee-əs (English), MAR-ee-əs (English), MAH-ree-uws (German)Ancient Roman, Romanian, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French
Benedetto-Italian
Medusamə-DOO-sə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Eliphaleti-LIF-ə-let (English), ee-LIF-ə-let (English)Biblical