“foot pole”

The following 2 entries include the term foot pole.

not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole

idiom

: to refuse to go near or become involved with (someone or something)

wouldn't touch (something) with a 10-foot pole

idiom

used to say that someone would not want to get near something, discuss something, or get involved in something


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