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at arm's length en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. At a distance, away from one's body.
    • Iceland were defiant, as they always are, rigid in defence and lacking in attacking ambition, willing to simply keep England at arm's length and maybe land a counter-punch. 2020 September 5, Phil McNulty, “Iceland 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport:
  2. (idiomatic) Avoiding a close relationship.
    • She's been keeping me at arm's length all the time. She doesn't want to get involved.

Deriveds

keep at arm's length

Translations (12)

hu kartávolságra (at a distance) · pl na dystans (at a distance) · sv på armlängds avstånd (at a distance) · eo je brakodistanco (at a distance) · fr à bout de bras (at a distance) · fi käsivarren mitan päässä (at a distance) · pl na wyciągnięcie ręki (at a distance) · it a debita distanza (at a distance) · es a la mano (at a distance) · it a distanza di sicurezza (at a distance) · fi etäällä (at a distance) · fi pitää etäisyyttä (avoiding a close relationship)