How to Pronounce "not touch with a barge pole"
expression
NAHT TUCH WITH uh BARJ-POHL
NOT TUCH WITH uh BAHJ-POHL
Definition
This expression means to completely avoid something or someone because you think it is bad, unpleasant, or risky. It refers to not wanting any involvement at all.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑt/ /ˈtətʃ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbɑɹdʒ/ /ˈpoʊɫ
British English
nˈɒt/ /tˈʌtʃ/ /wˈɪð/ /æɪ/ /bˈɑːdʒ/ /pˈəʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHT TUCH WITH uh BARJ-POHL
UK
NOT TUCH WITH uh BAHJ-POHL
Listen in Context
I would not touch that with a barge pole.
Most people would not touch that job with a barge pole.
She said she would not touch the offer with a barge pole.
Honestly, I wouldn't touch that investment with a barge pole.