Arm's Length (Noun)
Meaning
A distance sufficient to exclude intimacy.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The teacher tried to maintain an arm's length distance from her students to avoid any potential accusations of favoritism.
- He kept her at arm's length, refusing to get close due to her volatile behavior in past relationships.
- As a boss, she kept all her employees at arm's length, believing it helped maintain a more professional work environment.
- After the messy breakup, he maintained an arm's length from his ex-girlfriend, trying not to reopen old wounds.
- To protect himself from potential manipulation, he decided to keep his estranged sibling at arm's length for a while.