remove your gloves to fight with your fists Don't drop your gloves in this game. There's no fighting.
fit like a glove
fit perfectly The new pair of jeans that he bought fit like a glove.
gloves are off
(See the gloves are off)
handle with kid gloves
be very careful handling someone or something He is very sensitive so you have to handle him with kid gloves when you speak to him.
the gloves are off
the fight is beginning, play hardball The candidates have insulted each other. The gloves are off!
hand in glove and glove
very close or friendly;working together;in very close agreement or cooperation,esp.for bad purposes亲密合作;狼狈为奸 They are hand in glove with each other in smuggling.他们狼狈为奸,进行走私活动。 The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove,especially in war time.海军与海岸防卫队合作无间,战争年代更是如此。
hand in glove/hand and glove
very close or friendly;working together;in very close agreement or cooperation,esp.for bad purposes亲密合作;狼狈为奸 They are hand in glove with each other in smuggling.他们狼狈为奸,进行走私活动。 The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove,especially in war time.海军与海岸防卫队合作无间,战争年代更是如此。
hand in hand and glove
very close or friendly;working together;in very close agreement or cooperation,esp.for bad purposes亲密合作;狼狈为奸 They are hand in glove with each other in smuggling.他们狼狈为奸,进行走私活动。 The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove,especially in war time.海军与海岸防卫队合作无间,战争年代更是如此。
handle sb with kid gloves
Idiom(s): handle sb with kid gloves
Theme: CAUTION
to be very careful with a touchy person. • Bill has become so sensitive. You really have to handle him with kid gloves. • You don't have to handle me with kid gloves. I can take it.
hand in glove
Idiom(s): hand in glove (with sb)
Theme: PROXIMITY
very close to someone. • John is really hand in glove with Sally. • The teacher and the principal work hand in glove.
Kid gloves
If someone is handled with kid gloves, they are given special treatment and handled with great care.
Velvet glove
This idiom is used to describe a person who appears gentle, but is determined and inflexible underneath. ('Iron fist in a velvet glove' is the full form.)
fit like a glove|fit|glove|like a glove
v. phr. To fit perfectly. Her new dress fits her like a glove.
hand in glove|glove|hand|hand and glove
adj. or adv. phr. Very close or friendly; working together; in very close agreement or cooperation, especially for bad purposes. The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove, especially in war time.Judges and others in high office sometimes are hand in glove with gangsters to cheat and steal.
handle with kid gloves|glove|gloves|handle|handle
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.
handle with gloves Also, handle with kid gloves. Treat with great or very gently, as in She has a terrible temper, so try to handle her with kid gloves. This usage probably alludes to the antonym, handle without gloves, meaning “to treat harshly.” Gloves made of kidskin, the hide of a young goat, are soft and pliable, whence the transfer to delicate treatment. [Second half of 1800s]
kid glove
kid glove with kid gloves Tactfully and cautiously: had to handle the temperamental artist with kid gloves.
with the gloves off
with the gloves off With or ready to dispense rough treatment, as in Prepared to oppose the council, the mayor marched into the meeting with the gloves off. This idiom alludes to old-style boxing, when gloves were not used. [Early 1800s]
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