“At arm’s length”
정의
At a safe distance, emotionally or physically.
예문
Examples
“He keeps business partners at arm’s length.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He keeps business partners _____.Compare with the original example
He keeps business partners at arm’s length.
Write a two-line conversation using “At arm’s length”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "At arm’s length" mean?
- "At arm’s length" means at a safe distance, emotionally or physically.
- How do you use "At arm’s length" in a sentence?
- Example: "He keeps business partners at arm’s length."
- Should I interpret "At arm’s length" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.