No, I won't hire Fred. I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole.
•I wouldn't touch that job with a ten-foot pole.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
not touch someone or something with a ten-foot pole — not touch (someone or something) with a ten foot pole (US) (or Brit not touch (someone or something) with a bargepole) informal : to refuse to go near or become involved with (someone or something) That investment is too risky. I wouldn t touch… … Useful english dictionary
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
not touch with a ten-foot pole — not touch (someone or something) with a ten foot pole (US) (or Brit not touch (someone or something) with a bargepole) informal : to refuse to go near or become involved with (someone or something) That investment is too risky. I wouldn t touch… … Useful english dictionary
not touch something with a ten foot pole — verb a) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion. Serious actors of the world wouldnt touch the part with a ten foot pole. b) To be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or… … Wiktionary
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
pole — [ poul ] noun count ** 1. ) a long thin stick, often used for holding or supporting something: There were rows of poles supporting young bean plants. 2. ) one of two things that are completely opposite: Somewhere between the poles of wealth and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
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
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
American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
