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To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: treat with kid gloves
Antonyms: none provided
handle with great care and sensitivity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- You have to handle the students with kid gloves
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: treat, handle, do by
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
jednat v rukavičkách
— to treat something very delicately
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Finnish:
käsitellä silkkihansikkain
— to treat something very delicately
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French:
prendre des gants
— to treat something very delicately
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German:
mit Samthandschuhen anfassen
— to treat something very delicately
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German:
mit Glacéhandschuhen anfassen
— to treat something very delicately
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Hebrew:
טיפל בכפפות של משי
(tipél bikhfafót shél méshi)
— to treat something very delicately
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Hungarian:
kesztyűs kézzel bánik (valakivel, valamivel)
— to treat something very delicately
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Italian:
trattare con i guanti
— to treat something very delicately
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Māori:
whakahangahanga
— to treat something very delicately
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Polish:
cackać się
— to treat something very delicately
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Polish:
obcyndalać się
— to treat something very delicately
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Polish:
patyczkować się
— to treat something very delicately
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Swedish:
hantera med silkesvantar
— to treat something very delicately
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Swedish:
behandla med silkesvantar
— to treat something very delicately
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Vietnamese:
nhẹ tay
— to treat something very delicately
