Idiom
arm's length
Meaning
Distant, detached.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He keeps his neighbors at arm's length.”
“The manager keeps his staff at arm's length to maintain his professional authority.”
“She preferred to keep her business associates at arm's length, fearing that personal friendships might eventually complicate their professional dealings.”
Examples
simple
“He keeps his neighbors at arm's length.”
contextual
“The manager keeps his staff at arm's length to maintain his professional authority.”
complex
“She preferred to keep her business associates at arm's length, fearing that personal friendships might eventually complicate their professional dealings.”
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