English Dictionary

arm's length

adj

(literally) Barely within reach. / (idiomatic) Distant, detached. / (idiomatic) Independent, but related.

He kept the problem at arm's length.

意味（1）

(literally) Barely within reach.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) Distant, detached.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) Independent, but related.

Kate Bingham's success is powerful validation of what has been RAIL 's opinion on this key question for many months now: that we must have a new arm's length body, similar to the Vaccine Task Force, to strategically plan and organise our railways... and quickly too.