10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT TOUCH WITH A BARGEPOLE»
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not touch with a bargepole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
not touch with a bargepole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vocabulary in Language Teaching
Norbert Schmitt. chine or operation), whereas idioms are totally opaque. If we
look at the three individual words in the idiom kick/the/bucket, it is impossible to
derive the idiomatic meaning of dying; this is noncompositionality. These are
useful ...
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So You Think You Know English: Idioms and Contemporary ...
Origins. of. idioms. craftsman completed his work. The apprentice only had the
basic skills, which is why he was only allowed to hold the candle, and wasn't
allowed to carry out any difficult work. These days the expression means that one
...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
BARGEPOLE not touch with a bargepole not wish to be associated with
somebody The man is a known cheat; I wouldn 't touch him with a bargepole.
BARK his bark is worse than his bite a person not as fierce or harmful as he
sounds He ...
BARGEPOLE Not touch with a bargepole: not wish to be associated with one
Uncouth people like him should not be touched with a bargepole. BASE Make
first base: complete the basic proceedings We decided to make first base with the
...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
would not touch with a bargepole would not have anything to do with someone or
something. A bargepole is a long pole used to propel a barge and fend off
obstacles. barghest a demonic spirit, said to appear in the form of a large dog,
and to ...
Consequently, the government finds itself with roughly £7 million, which should
by now have been committed to ASP but which industrialists will not touch with a
bargepole. Bill Smith, BOC's director of production, would not say why his firm is ...
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Concise English Dictionary
barge in to intrude: to interfere; not touch with a bargepole to refuse to have
anything to do with. [O.Fr. barge — L.L. barga.] barge-board barj'bord, -bord. n. a
board along the edge of a gable. — n.pl. barge-stones those making up the
sloping ...
The actual wording, if I remember correctly, was would not touch with a
bargepole. Then I fell in love with you the moment we met and I didn't want to
muck up my chances...' 'And what about working in the City?' I asked sternly. 'It's
true.
Romantic Novelist's Association, 2009
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Character and Style in English Politics
The first is of no value, and the second I would not touch with a bargepole. What
the proprietorship of these papers is aiming at is power, and power without
responsibility, the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages. If words
delivered at ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT TOUCH WITH A BARGEPOLE»
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not touch with a bargepole is used in the context of the following news items.
Nation against Pakistan military's involvement in Yemen issue
Why is the government becoming so reckless on the Yemen issue, which it should not touch with a bargepole? Pakistan is bending over ... «Daily Times, Apr 15»
Gogoi hints at Cong tie-up with AIUDF
Political commentators said the fact that Congress is even contemplating an alliance with AIUDF, which it would not touch with a bargepole ... «Times of India, Feb 15»
Bypass: Venice film festival review – brooding story about Britain's …
... towns that most mainstream film-makers would not touch with a bargepole. It's an admirable undertaking and probably an important one too. «The Guardian, Sep 14»
Dirty Burger
... said the venue he chose, which is below Vauxhall's railway arches, is “somewhere that most restaurateurs would not touch with a bargepole”. «Premier Construction Magazine, Nov 13»
Yvonne Tahana: Hard worker who always wore a smile
"The matrix of dysfunction" was another I'd not touch with a bargepole, but was part of his charm. If you'd written something he didn't like or had ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 13»
Nazi sci-fi comedy becomes a surprise hit
It's the type of film Hollywood studios would not touch with a bargepole - though it has been hailed as this year's answer to Snakes on a Plane. «New Zealand Herald, Aug 12»
The sci-fi movie Hollywood would not dare to make
It's the type of film that Hollywood studios would not touch with a bargepole. As such, the film-makers were forced to go underground. «The Independent, Feb 12»
