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not-touch-something-with-a-barge-pole

Verb

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

Usage notes

This expression is almost exclusively used in the negative.

Origin

Probably derived from the barge poles that bargemen used to fend off wharfs and other boats.

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