hold at arm's length

hold/keep somebody at arm's length

to not allow someone to become too friendly with you I always had the feeling she was keeping me at arm's length.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odysseus	o-DIS-ee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
Anastasiya	ah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Germogen	-	Russian
Melania	me-LAHN-yah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Polish, Late Roman
Myrddin	-	Welsh Mythology
Georgijs	-	Latvian