Not Touch (something) With A Ten Foot Pole Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Not Touch (something) With A Ten Foot Pole Idiom mean?

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not touch (something) with a ten-foot pole What does not touch (something) with a ten-foot pole mean?	to consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting	That car is dangerous and I would not touch it with a ten-foot pole.
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out of one`s hair What does "out of one`s hair" mean?	to go away because one is a nuisance	The woman got her children out of her hair and was able to do some work.

belt (something) out or belt out (something) What does "belt (something) out or belt out (something)" mean?	to sing or play a song with lots of energy	The man stood up and belted out several songs.
louse up What does "louse up" mean?	to make a mess of something, to spoil something	"Please try not to louse up the computer again. It was working fine this morning."
come on! What does "come on!" mean?	please, hurry, go faster	"Come on, I only have a few minutes before I must go."
lay the blame on (someone or something) What does "lay the blame on (someone or something)" mean?	blame someone or something	We laid the blame on my friend for making us late for the concert.
pitch a tent What does "pitch a tent" mean?	to put up a tent	We pitched the tent in a field beside a stream.
Throw your toys out of the pram What does "Throw your toys out of the pram" mean?	To make an angry protest against a relatively minor problem, in the process embarrassing the protester. The analogy is with a baby who throws toys out of the pram in order to get their parent to pay attention to them. The implication in the idiom is that the protester is acting like a baby.
dead ahead What does "dead ahead" mean?	to be directly ahead	There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.

Failure is the mother of success What does "Failure is the mother of success" mean?	Failure is often a stepping stone towards success.
quite a lot What does "quite a lot" mean?	much or many	There are quite a lot of chairs in the meeting hall.
waste What does "waste" mean?	kill; murder
much sought after What does "much sought after" mean?	wanted or desired very much	Old fishing equipment is much sought after by collectors around the world.
off one`s chest What does "off one`s chest" mean?	something is removed so that it does not bother you anymore	I talked to my friend for a long time and I was able to get some problems off my chest.

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Not Touch (something) With A Ten Foot Pole Idiom