not trust someone as far as one can throw him/her

He (or she) is extremely unreliable and untrustworthy. According to Eric Partridge, this seemingly modern phrase dates from about 1870, and it remains current.

See also: can, far, not, one, someone, throw, trust

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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threat or a promise, is that a
cat got your tongue, has the
hard to believe
pardon/excuse my French
(as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
a penny for them
color of your money, let's see the
57
and how

词组	not trust someone as far as one can throw him/her
释义	not trust someone as far as one can throw him/her not trust someone as far as one can throw him/her He (or she) is extremely unreliable and untrustworthy. According to Eric Partridge, this seemingly modern phrase dates from about 1870, and it remains current. See also: can, far, not, one, someone, throw, trust The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: threat or a promise, is that a cat got your tongue, has the hard to believe pardon/excuse my French (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) a penny for them color of your money, let's see the 57 and how
随便看	in the round in the running in the saddle in the same ballpark in the same boat in the same boat as, to be in the same breath in the same league in the same mold in (the) Sam Hill? in the scheme of things in the second place in these parts in the shade in the shadow of (someone or something) in the shape/form of somebody/something in the shape of (someone or something) in the shit have a/(one's) finger in every pie have a/(one's) finger in the pie have a/(one's) finger on the button have a/(one's) foot in the door have a one-track mind have a package on have a pair