bargepole
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++barge·pole /ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl $ bɑːrdʒpoʊl/ noun [countable] TTWTZa long pole used to guide a barge 〔驳船用的〕撑篙 → not touch somebody/something with a bargepole at touch1(12)
Examples from the Corpus
bargepole• Comparatively few sophisticated clients will touch licensed dealers with a bargepole.• I warned against it at the time, telling investors not to touch it with a bargepole.• And Bargepole, as you well know, is generally incapable of standing up.• Now that's what I call canvassing! Bargepole I went on a freebie last week and think I am in love again.• What is to become of you and Guttersnipe and particularly Bargepole?barge·pole nounChineseSyllable
used Corpus pole a long guide barge to a
bargepole
barge‧pole /ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl $ bɑːrdʒpoʊl/
noun [countable]
a long pole used to guide a barge
⇨ not touch somebody/something with a bargepole at touch1(12)
barge‧pole /ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl $ bɑːrdʒpoʊl/
noun [countable]a long pole used to guide a barge
⇨ not touch somebody/something with a bargepole at touch1(12)
