Usually means: Maintain distance to avoid closeness.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word keep at arm's length:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. keep at arm's length: Merriam-Webster
  2. keep at arm's length: Wiktionary
  3. keep at arm's length, keep at arms length: Dictionary.com
  4. keep at arm's length: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. Keep at Arms Length: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. keep at arm's length: Legal dictionary
  2. keep at arm's length: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keep at arm's length: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keep at arm's length: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keep at arm's length: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (keep at arm's length)

verb:  (transitive) Keep at a distance, away from one's body.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) Avoid direct confrontation or struggle.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) Avoid a close relationship.

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