vil
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- Sep 13, 2007
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- Bulgarian
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- Bulgaria
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Dear teachers,
Would you tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn’t have touched me with pair of tongs. (Dickens’ “Hard Times”)
I would not touch him with a barge-pole = I would not touch him with pair of tongs = don't want to make common cause with him; he’s a very odious/ lousy person; I hate even to come close to him
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V
Would you tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn’t have touched me with pair of tongs. (Dickens’ “Hard Times”)
I would not touch him with a barge-pole = I would not touch him with pair of tongs = don't want to make common cause with him; he’s a very odious/ lousy person; I hate even to come close to him
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V
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