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Originally Posted by susiedqq  Well, you ( could, might be able to) reach it, but in most situations, it's used to describe something just out of reach.
Keep those cookies at arm's length from me. I am on a diet!
The mother wisely kept the toys at arm's length from the child in the cart.
The nomination is still at arm's length for both Clinton and Obama.
(Bet that's where you saw this term  ) |
Wrong! I watched "An inconvenient truth". You know, the presentation of Al Gore about global warming. I think he used this term at the beginning of his speech. I tried to use it in another subject, but I think I won't
