Well the fact I've heard some vets consider those with E&L as "uninsured" the word bargepole comes to mind.
I don't know anyone who would touch that with a bargepole. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2012)
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. ❋ Adam Whitehead (2010)
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. ❋ Unknown (2010)
For these reasons, he said, he "would not touch Iraq with a bargepole". ❋ Unknown (2010)
That said, there are exceptions - Ron Dearing for example - but most should not be touched with a bargepole. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And if there's any money left over, I'll take a tax cut please rather than throwing money at people that the private sector won't touch with a bargepole. ❋ Jeff (2009)
He said that had he needed to, he was sure that 18 months ago he could have gone to a bank and got a couple of million pounds for more rapid expansion, however now when he needs only a tenth of that £200,000 to tide him over and help get through the recession no bank would touch him with the proverbial bargepole. ❋ Mark Reckons (2009)
Officer out, which they nor the SNP will touch with a bargepole, Ms Goldie steps up and now they're one short. ❋ Jeff (2007)
I wouldn't touch this guy with a bargepole after he tried to deceive me. ❋ Brian Clegg (2009)
Linda Smith, You found this article on a web-site no self-respecting scholar (no objective reader) would touch with a bargepole, an article, you nevertheless maintain, by a scholar, who happens to have no formal training (no training) on the subjects he holds forth on. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Even if the uncommitted superdelegates were inclined before this to hand her the nomination on such specious grounds, they won't touch it with a bargepole now lest they come off like a political lynch mob. ❋ Unknown (2009)
My enemies enemy etc. My recent reading of Comment is Free, as directed by this blog (I wouldn't ordinarily touch the Grauniad with a bargepole) has opened my eyes. ❋ Unknown (2009)
That election blog, however, though it has a certain train wreck fascination, reminds me that I might need a bargepole ❋ Msagara (2007)
