Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

Keep at an arm's length

  1. To stop talking with someone in public

  2. To maintain a specific distance from someone

  3. To keep someone exactly an arm’s length away

  4. To avoid becoming connected with someone or something
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for option 4: This defines the idiom 'to keep someone at an arm's length’.

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