idiot mittens

idiot mittens

Mittens or gloves that are attached to one's sleeves by a length of yarn or string so as to prevent their being lost. I always hated the idiot mittens my mom made me wear when I was a kid. They made me feel like such a dope!
See also: idiot, mitten
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • idiot gloves
  • mitten
  • knot up
  • idiot pills
  • roll up (one's) sleeves
  • roll up one's sleeves
  • roll up your sleeves
  • treat someone with kid gloves
  • handle (someone or something) with kid gloves
  • handle someone or something with kid gloves
References in periodicals archive
All I needed was a pair of idiot mittens and I could have scared anybody.
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I've always wanted idiot mittens. I just didn't know you could get them for a 42-year-old."
What do you mean, you don't know what idiot mittens are?
"Hey, Jimmy's wearing idiot mittens. Pull his left hand and watch him hit himself in the face with his right."
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