Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep someone at arm’s length 

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  1. Avoid becoming friendly with someone
  2. Avoid playing with someone
  3. Being someone’s enemy 
  4. Avoid becoming bitter with someone 

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Option 1 : Avoid becoming friendly with someone
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The correct answer is "Avoid becoming friendly with someone."

Key Points
  • An Idiom means an expression whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words in it.
    • Example: "Under the weather" means feeling ill or sick.
  • The idiom "keep someone at arm's length" means to maintain a certain distance or reserve in one's relationship with someone.
  • The phrase can be used both literally and figuratively, depending on the context.
  • In the given question, the correct option is to avoid becoming friendly with someone, which aligns with the meaning of the idiom.
  • The meanings given in option 2, 3 and 4 are not the correct interpretation of the given phrase.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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