wouldn't touch it with a bargepole
- wouldn't touch it with a bargepole
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)
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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
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
I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole — I wouldn’t touch it/him/her/etc with a bargepole british phrase used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do… … Useful english dictionary
I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole — I wouldn’t touch it/him/her/etc with a bargepole british phrase used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do… … Useful english dictionary
I wouldn't touch her with a bargepole — I wouldn’t touch it/him/her/etc with a bargepole british phrase used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do… … Useful english dictionary
not touch somebody with a bargepole — not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole idiom (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten foot ˈpole) (informal) to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation • … Useful english dictionary
not touch something with a bargepole — not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole idiom (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten foot ˈpole) (informal) to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation • … Useful english dictionary