barge·pole
noun/ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl/
/ˈbɑːrdʒpəʊl/
Idioms Idioms
not touch somebody/something with a bargepole (British English)
(North American English not touch somebody/something with a ten-foot pole)
- (informal) to refuse to get involved with somebody/something or in a particular situation
决不与…有任何牵扯；拒不牵扯到…中去 - Personally, I wouldn’t touch him or his business with a bargepole.
就我个人而言，我不会用竿子碰他或他的生意。
- Personally, I wouldn’t touch him or his business with a bargepole.