hand in glove

hand in glove
adverb
in close cooperation
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they work hand in glove

• Derived from adjective: ↑cooperative (for: ↑cooperatively)

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IN CLOSE COLLABORATION, in close association, in close cooperation, very closely, in partnership, in league, in collusion; informal in cahoots.
→ hand

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adverb or hand and glove
: in extremely close relationship or agreement especially for nefarious purposes

mass production is the outgrowth of the so-called industrial revolution and has had a part hand in glove with it — A.H.Compton

the police were found to be working hand in glove with the racketeers

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hand in glove phrase
if you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them
Thesaurus: words used to describe jobs and workhyponym general words relating to jobs and workhypernym
Main entry: hand

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in close collusion or association

they were working hand in glove with our enemies

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hand in glove — see ↑hand, 1
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Main Entry: ↑glove
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hand in glove
: very closely

We are working hand in glove with the police to recover the stolen property.

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Main Entry: ↑hand

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hand in glove

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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