bargepole

Well the fact I've heard some vets consider those with E&L as "uninsured" the word bargepole comes to mind.

unknown title 2009

I don't know anyone who would touch that with a bargepole.

How the British fell out of love with drugs 2011

That attempt was defeated because, notwithstanding its utterly shameful passage through the Commons (inter alia voted for, surprise, surprise, by, Harry Cohen and Tony McNulty and, as we shall see below, a certain other MP), no Peer could be found to touch the thing with a bargepole, not even those of their Lordship's House who themselves know a thing or two about feathering their nest.

Where The Huntsman leads, the hounds follow 2009

That attempt was defeated because, notwithstanding its utterly shameful passage through the Commons (inter alia voted for, surprise, surprise, by, Harry Cohen and Tony McNulty and, as we shall see below, a certain other MP), no Peer could be found to touch the thing with a bargepole, not even those of their Lordship's House who themselves know a thing or two about feathering their nest.

Archive 2009-04-05 2009

Strauss is out and England are one down.25th over: England 47-0 Strauss 26, Cook 16 need 324 to win Cook, having made it quite clear that he isn't going to play at anything outside his off-stump even if he was holding a bargepole rather than a bat, suckers Gul into bowling a straight one at leg stump, which Cook whips away for three to the leg-side.

Pakistan v England – day four live! | Andy Bull and Rob Smyth 2012

But there's a great deal of historical baggage attached to this question and so most respectable psychologists and linguists won't touch it with a bargepole.

Guy Deutscher: Language alters how we think 2010

Abnett is a good writer, and there's no way Hollywood would ever touch the WH40K universe with a bargepole without completely destroying all the stuff that makes it interesting the lack of any clear-cut good and bad guys, most notably.

Actors announced for WARHAMMER 40,000 movie Adam Whitehead 2010

Abnett is a good writer, and there's no way Hollywood would ever touch the WH40K universe with a bargepole without completely destroying all the stuff that makes it interesting the lack of any clear-cut good and bad guys, most notably.

Archive 2010-03-01 Adam Whitehead 2010

For these reasons, he said, he "would not touch Iraq with a bargepole".

Antony Beevor: Journalism has spoilt the ground for historians 2010

That said, there are exceptions - Ron Dearing for example - but most should not be touched with a bargepole.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010