Timeline for Are there other idioms like "a stone's throw away" that both describe an activity and act as a measurement?
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| Mar 20, 2011 at 14:55 | comment | added | Callithumpian | The first one is in the vicinity. I'm thinking more of phrases that do not include traditional measurements and that refer also to an activity, so the barge pole version is nice. | |
| Mar 20, 2011 at 14:51 | comment | added | psmears | There's also Wouldn't touch him with a barge pole... | |
| Mar 20, 2011 at 14:49 | comment | added | Michael Easter | The question mentions human action, so I think the first one is valid. I'm not sure about the others. | |
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| Mar 20, 2011 at 14:40 | history | answered | mplungjan | CC BY-SA 2.5 |