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Old 07-May-2008, 03:07
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Default Re: arm's length
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Originally Posted by rj1948 View Post
At arm's length=away from friendliness .Is usage in the above sentence correct?
Perhaps--if you mean keeping somebody at a distance, keeping them from getting too close. (AmE)
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