arm's length

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Independent, but related

The police work at arm's length from the army.

Distant, detached

She remained at arm's length though we worked together for many years.

Barely within reach
length from the shoulder to finger tips
a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
arm's length principle
The condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing
arm's length principle
The arm's length principle (ALP) is the condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing. The principle is often invoked to avoid undue government influence over other bodies, such as the legal system, the press, or the arts. For example, in the United Kingdom Arts Councils operate "at arms length" in allocating the funds they receive from the government
at arm's length
Avoiding a close relationship

She's been keeping me at arm's length all the time. She doesn't want to get involved.

at arm's length
At a distance, away from one's body
arm´s length price
The price at which a willing buyer and a willing unrelated seller would freely agree to transact
at arm's length
(deyim) (of dealings) with neither party controlled by the other
at arm's length
(deyim) As far as the arm can reach
at arm's length
(deyim) (fig.) Without undue familiarity
arm`s length transaction
business dealing between two parties that are independent of each other
at arm's length
at some distance; "keep someone at arm's length
at arm's length
within the distance an arm can extend; at a distance, far away
keep at arm's length
keep at a distance, prevent from getting close
arm's length
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