keep at arm's length
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It makes them increasingly difficult to keep at arm's length.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Virtually anyone who’s worked in an office had at least one or two co-workers whom they tried to keep at arm’s length.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2020
Next season, the Raiders are moving into a $1.8 billion stadium in Las Vegas - a city NFL officials worked hard to keep at arm’s length for decades.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
Next season, the Raiders are moving into a $1.8 billion stadium in Las Vegas — a city NFL officials worked hard to keep at arm’s length for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2020
Despite the knowledge that it was a terrible tragedy, I could not help fancying it a farce: so long and carefully did my assailants keep at arm’s length.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
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