barge pole
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barge pole — /ˈbadʒ poʊl/ (say bahj pohl) noun 1. a pole used to propel a barge. –phrase 2. not touch with a (ten foot or forty foot) barge pole, to have nothing to do with; not to go near. {Phrase Origin: 17th century; originally with reference to a ten foot …
barge pole — noun a long pole used to propel or guide a barge I wouldn t touch it with a barge pole • Hypernyms: ↑pole … Useful english dictionary
barge pole — also bargepole PHRASE: V inflects If you say that you wouldn t touch something with a barge pole, you mean that you would not want to have anything to do with it, either because you do not trust it, or because you do not like it. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … English dictionary
barge pole — noun (C) a long pole used to guide a barge see also: wouldn t touch sth with a bargepole touch 1 (12) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
barge·pole — /ˈbɑɚʤˌpoʊl/ noun, pl poles [count] : a long pole that is used to guide or steer a barge not touch (someone or something) with a bargepole see ↑touch, 1 … Useful english dictionary
barge pole — n. long rod used to manually propel or guide a barge … English contemporary dictionary
barge-pole — … Useful english dictionary
I wouldn't touch someone with a barge pole. — I wouldn t touch (someone/something) with a barge pole. British & Australian, informal, American & Australian, informal something that you say which means that you think someone or something is so bad that you do not want to be involved with them … New idioms dictionary
I wouldn't touch something with a barge pole. — I wouldn t touch (someone/something) with a barge pole. British & Australian, informal, American & Australian, informal something that you say which means that you think someone or something is so bad that you do not want to be involved with them … New idioms dictionary
I wouldn't touch with a barge pole. — I wouldn t touch (someone/something) with a barge pole. British & Australian, informal, American & Australian, informal something that you say which means that you think someone or something is so bad that you do not want to be involved with them … New idioms dictionary
