- with gloves
- adverb
or with kid gloves or with velvet gloves
: with gentleness, consideration, or tact : cautiously, gingerly
they've got to be handled with kid gloves
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
with gloves
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with gloves off — adverb or without gloves 1. : without restraint : unsparingly, unmercifully 2. : without caution or ceremony : boldly and directly attacked the problem with gloves off … Useful english dictionary
handle with gloves — or[handle with kid gloves] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To treat very gently and carefully. * /An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves./ 2. To treat with great tact and diplomacy. * /Aunt Jane is so irritable that we have to treat her with kid… … Dictionary of American idioms
handle with gloves — or[handle with kid gloves] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To treat very gently and carefully. * /An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves./ 2. To treat with great tact and diplomacy. * /Aunt Jane is so irritable that we have to treat her with kid… … Dictionary of American idioms
handle\ with\ gloves — • handle with (kid) gloves v. phr. informal 1. To treat very gently and carefully. An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves. 2. To treat with great tact and diplomacy. Aunt Jane is so irritable that we have to treat her with kid gloves … Словарь американских идиом
handle with gloves on — phrasal or handle with kid gloves : to treat with extreme care … Useful english dictionary
gloves — glÊŒv n. protective covering for the hand (against cold, dirt, etc.); padded covering for the hand (worn in boxing and other sports) v. put gloves on; provide with gloves … English contemporary dictionary
with velvet gloves — adverb see with gloves … Useful english dictionary
gloves-off — «GLUHVZ F, OF», adjective. Informal. with or as if with bare knuckles; harsh … Useful english dictionary
with kid gloves — adverb : with special consideration : in a tactful manner never threatened to abuse or discriminate against him, instead treated him with kid gloves Time * * * with kid gloves ▪ To treat carefully and gently ▪ To deal with very tactfully ● kid *… … Useful english dictionary
gloves — /glavz/ In England, it was an ancient custom on a maiden assize, when there was no offender to be tried, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. It was an immemorial custom to remove the glove from the right hand on… … Black's law dictionary
