“At arm’s length”
Definition
At a safe distance, emotionally or physically.
Examples
Examples
“He keeps business partners at arm’s length.”
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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."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "At arm’s length"?
- Держать на расстоянии. / Հեռավորության վրա պահել՝ ֆիզիկապես կամ զգացմունքորեն։