Wouldnt touch with a ten foot pole

v.

Heard in Tipperary

To refuse to go near someone or something considered undesirable.

I wouldnt touch that wan with a ten foot pole

Posh English

I would not approach that young lady with a barge pole of any length.

Related terms

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