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
Kunigundekoo-nee-GUWN-dəGerman
Trevelyantrə-VEL-yənEnglish (Rare)
Agassiz['ægəsi]
Elva (2)-Danish, Icelandic
Mika (2)mee-kahJapanese
Dimitra-Greek