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
On the whole he thought it would be better to keep at arm’s length, in case the princess should take offence at his coming too near her.”
From The Humour of Homer and Other Essays by R. A. (Richard Alexander) Streatfeild
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