keep at arm's length

1. see at arm's length.

Example Sentences

It makes them increasingly difficult to keep at arm's length.

From BBC

And in the process of solving it, we can learn more about Danvers and Navarro, who remain inextricably at odds but have similar appetites for pursuing justice under terrible circumstances and blowing off steam with lovers they keep at arm’s length.

From New York Times

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

A: I think there are ways to at least obliquely address this “We always knew” stance without necessarily hurling yourself into conflict or having a no-holds-barred, all-feelings-all-the-time heart-to-heart with the parents you’d rather keep at arm’s length.

From Slate

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

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