not touch somebody/something with a ten-foot pole
US /nɑt tʌtʃ ˈsʌmˌbɑː.di ˈsʌm.θɪŋ wɪθ ə tɛn fʊt poʊl/
UK /nɑt tʌtʃ ˈsʌmˌbɑː.di ˈsʌm.θɪŋ wɪθ ə tɛn fʊt poʊl/
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絶対に手を出さない, 関わりたくない
to refuse to have anything to do with someone or something because you dislike them or it so much
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I wouldn't touch that job with a ten-foot pole; the working conditions are terrible.
あの仕事は絶対に手を出さない。労働条件がひどすぎる。
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After his scandalous behavior, no one in the community would touch him with a ten-foot pole.
彼のスキャンダラスな行動の後、コミュニティの誰も彼に近づこうとしなかった。