arm's-length
not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
Origin of arm's-length
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How to use arm's-length in a sentence
Microsoft says it intends to keep Skype operating at arms-length, as an independent division.
His method was to track the bear to his lair, to approach to within arms length if possible, and then rouse the enemy.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramIt is said that he ultimately covered his eyes with his left hand, and extended his right at arms length for the salute.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramKentucky, Larry, and Pug kept throughout within arms length of one another.
Grapes of wrath | Boyd CableNot he!he loosened her desperate hands from about his throat, and forced her back, holding her at arms length.
The Sorrows of Satan | Marie Corelli
She held him at arms length and slowly slipped her hands from his and waved him back.
The Fall of a Nation | Thomas Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for arm's-length
lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness: we now have an arm's-length relationship
(of commercial transactions) in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved
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