at arm's length

Language: en

Meaning: At adistance, away from one's body.2020September 5, Phil McNulty, “Iceland 0-1 England”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:Iceland were defiant, as they always are, rigid in defence and lacking in attacking ambition, willing to simply keep Englandat arm's lengthand maybe land a counter-punch.; (idiomatic)Avoiding a closerelationship.She's been keeping meat arm's lengthall the time. She doesn't want to get involved.

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