{"id":11877,"date":"2020-03-09T07:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T06:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11877"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:12","slug":"keep-someone-at-arms-length","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/03\/keep-someone-at-arms-length\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Someone at Arm&#8217;s Length"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is good to keep a healthy relationship. It helps us become better people. However, there are some relationships that are too toxic that they would bring more harm than good. Do you opt to stay or do you keep them at arms&#8217;s length?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video and learn what the expression &#8220;keep someone at arm&#8217;s length&#8221; means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Idiom: To keep at arm&#039;s length\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4mXXbCtq80g?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have you been in any form of unhealthy relationship? If yes, how long did it last? Is it still ongoing?<\/li><li>Have you had to cut ties with people that you feel are not contributing to your wellbeing?<\/li><li>Is it difficult to end a toxic relationship? <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate It is good to keep a healthy relationship. It helps us become better people. However, there are some relationships that are too toxic that they would bring more harm than good. Do you opt to stay or do you keep them at arms&#8217;s length? 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