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not_touch_something_with_a_barge_pole

not touch something with a barge pole

English

Verb

not touch (something) with a barge pole

  1. (idiomatic, Britain) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).

Usage notes

This expression is almost exclusively used in the negative.

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