Question

would not touch someone with a bargepole = would not touch something with a bargepole

Accepted Answer

used to express an emphatic refusal to have anything to do with someone or something – informal

A bargepole is used to propel a barge and to fend off obstacles. The equivalent US expression substitutes a ten-foot pole. used to express an emphatic refusal to have anything to do wi

Word	would not touch someone with a bargepole = would not touch something with a bargepole
Description	used to express an emphatic refusal to have anything to do with someone or something – informal A bargepole is used to propel a barge and to fend off obstacles. The equivalent US expression substitutes a ten-foot pole. used to express an emphatic refusal to have anything to do wi

Bargepole Touch Express Emphatic Refusal Informal Propel Barge