keep at arm 's length

keep at arm 's length

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù K ě Xi ā ng ě R, which means inaccessible, the same as "inaccessible". From Zuo Zhuan, the fourteenth year of zhuanggong.

The origin of Idioms

In the fourteenth year of zhuanggong in Zuozhuan, the gentleman said, "the saying in Shangshu that" the easy nature of evil is like a fire burning in the plain, which can not be put out in the countryside, is like Cai AI Hou. "

Idiom usage

In Zuo Zhuan, the sixth year of Yin Gong: "the gentleman said," good can not be lost, evil can not be long. What is the name of Chen Huan Gong! It's a long-term evil, and it's self-contained. Even if you want to save it, how can you save it! "The book of Commerce says:" the easy nature of evil is like a fire burning in the prairie. It is not popular in the countryside. Can it still be put out? "