Free dictionary online: translation in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Russian, definitions, synonyms...
English Cobuild alternate English Thesaurus alternate
Search barge pole
in dictionaries:
Other Dictionary
barge pole  , bargepole 
If you say that you wouldn't touch something with a barge pole, you mean that you would not want to have anything to do with it, either because you do not trust it, or because you do not like it. 
 (BRIT) 
INFORMAL 
♦ would not touch sb/sth with a barge pole/bargepole  phrase V inflects 
in AM, use wouldn't touch something with a ten-foot pole  

Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
Suggest or Ask for translation/definition

New user: Sign up
Existing user: Login

"Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 4th edition published in 2003 © HarperCollins Publishers 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003 and Collins A-Z Thesaurus 1st edition first published in 1995 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995"