英和和英

前置詞句

at arm's length

1. At a distance, away from one's body.
   • 2020 September 5, Phil McNulty, “Iceland 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Iceland were defiant, as they always are, rigid in defence and lacking in attacking ambition, willing to simply keep England at arm's length and maybe land a counter-punch.

2. (idiomatic) Avoiding a close relationship.

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

派生語

• keep at arm's length