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词组 hand in glove
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Idiom
hand in glove (with someone)
Theme: PROXIMITY
very close to someone.
John is really hand in glove with Sally.The teacher and the principal work hand in glove.
Idiom
hand in glove
British, American & Australian, American if one person or organization is working hand in glove with another, they are working together, often to do something dishonest.
It was rumoured at the time that some of the gangs were working hand in glove with the police.
idiomhand in glove1 BrE used in order to emphasize that someone is closely involved with someone else, especially in a bad or illegal activity:Both men were working hand in glove with extremist organizations.Big business and the government are hand in glove, and neither wants wages to rise.hand-in-glove: Popular Italian songs are hand-in-glove naturals for Pavarotti.2 AmE (also hand-in-glove) used in order to say that two things are very suitable for each other, or work very well together:Glass's Eastern-inspired music fits the Indian theme of his opera hand in glove.We need to develop an arms control program that moves hand-in-glove with the settlement of political issues.

hand in glove

Very closely with someone or something, especially by design. Our art department works hand in glove with our marketing division to make sure all the campaigns are consistently designed. I've worked hand in glove with Gary for years, so at this point we're very familiar with each other's strengths.

hand in glove (with someone)

Fig. very close to someone. John is really hand in glove with Sally. The teacher and the principal work hand in glove.

hand in glove

On intimate terms, in close association, as in The internist is hand in glove with the surgeon, so you'd better get a second opinion. This metaphoric expression for a close fit was already included in John Ray's 1678 collection of proverbs, when it was put hand and glove.

hand in glove

If one person or organization is working hand in glove with another person or organization, they are working very closely together. Many of the city's politicians are hand in glove with smugglers. Employment on the building sites is controlled by more than 40 gangs, who are believed to be hand in glove with the police. Note: You usually use this expression to suggest that the people you are talking about are doing something dishonest or immoral. Note: The original form of the expression was `hand and glove'. It was used to say that there was a strong connection or similarity between two things.

hand in glove

in close collusion or association.
This phrase appeared earlier (in the late 17th century) as hand and glove ; the current form gained ground from the late 18th century.

ˌhand in ˈglove (with somebody)

very closely associated with somebody, usually in something dishonest: The terrorists are working hand in glove with the drug traffickers.They are hand in glove with the secret police.

hand-in-glove

mod. suiting one another naturally. These two go hand-in-glove.

hand in glove

On very intimate terms; allies. This metaphor for a close fit (as glove fits hand) was already a proverb in John Ray’s 1678 collection, although it originally was put as hand and glove. “Connected as the hand and glove is, madam, poetry and love,” wrote David Lloyd (Epistle to a Friend, ca. 1792).
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