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(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion. / (idiomatic) To be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or someone.

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not touch something with a ten-foot pole

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not touch something with a ten-foot pole

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(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion. / (idiomatic) To be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or someone.

日本語の意味

何かに絶対に関わりたくない、または近づきたくないという強い回避意識を示す。 / 何かに属したり関わったりすることを断固として拒む。 / 比喩的に、何かまたは誰かに接近できない、または近づくべきでないと考える状況を指す。

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I would not touch something with a ten-foot pole if it meant getting involved in that scandal.

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あのスキャンダルに関わることになるなら、私はそれを絶対に避けるだろう。

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

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(idiomatic) To be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or someone.

On the contrary, my dear Mr. Gordon, it is because I do know him, or know of him, that I am turning him over to you. You are the one person in the world to obtain that coal lease. I confess I couldn't touch the Major with a ten-foot pole, any more than you could go North and get the cash. But you are his neighbor, and he likes you. What you recommend, he'll do.

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