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bargepole
(redirected from wouldn't touch with a bargepole)

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bargepole [ˈbɑːdʒˌpəʊl]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a long pole used to propel a barge
not touch with a bargepole Informal to refuse to have anything to do with
Translations
bargepole
n → Bootsstange f; I wouldn’t touch it/him with a bargepole (Brit inf) → von so etwas/so jemandem lasse ich die Finger (inf); (out of disgust, distaste) → das/den würde ich noch nicht mal mit der Kneifzange anfassen (inf)
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