to be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or someone

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Definition of to be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or someone in English English dictionary

not touch something with a ten foot pole

the stock's gone up from nothin' out o' sight. You couldn't tech that stock with a ten-foot pole!.

Hyphenation

to be un·a·ble (perhaps figuratively) to ap·proach some·thing or some·one