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gloves noun► the gloves are off; take the gloves offused for expressing a commitment to action without compromise, compassion or hesitation UK, 2001
idiomglovesthe gloves are offused in order to say that a person or group has decided to begin fighting or competing in a more determined way than before, and is more willing to harm an opponent ◆ often used in business and politics:There's a publicity war between the two car manufacturers, and the gloves are off in this aggressive advertising campaign.Some of the Senator's opponents thought that now he was vulnerable to scandal the gloves should come off. —see feature box on page 313treat sb with kid gloves(also handle sb with kid gloves)to treat someone very carefully because they easily become upset, or because you do not want to offend them:When I started the job everyone treated me with kid gloves when all I needed was sensible advice about how the place worked.You'll have to handle Mark with kid gloves today - he's still upset after his father's visit.kid-gloves: Beth was so disgusted at the kid-gloves treatment the newspaper gave the candidates that she resigned. (redirected from gloves)
gloveslang A condom. You know the saying—no glove, no love. See:- a cat in gloves catches no mice
- an iron fist in a velvet glove
- an iron fist in the velvet glove
- an iron hand in a velvet glove
- cat in gloves catches no mice
- drop the gloves
- fit (someone) like a glove
- fit like a glove
- fit like a glove, to
- glove
- glove money
- gloves are off
- hand and glove
- hand in glove
- hand-in-glove
- handle (someone or something) with gloves
- handle (someone or something) with kid gloves
- handle (someone or something) without gloves
- handle someone or something with kid gloves
- handle with gloves
- handle with kid gloves
- handle, treat, etc. somebody with kid gloves
- hang up
- idiot gloves
- iron hand
- iron hand (in a velvet glove), to rule with an
- kid gloves
- kid gloves, to handle/treat with
- rule with a velvet glove
- take gloves off
- take the gloves off
- the gloves are off
- treat (someone or something) with kid gloves
- treat someone with kid gloves
- with (one's) gloves off
- with kid gloves
- with the gloves off
- work hand in glove with (someone or something)
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