handle with kid gloves

English

Alternative forms

• treat with kid gloves

Etymology

From kid glove

Pronunciation

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Verb

handle with kid gloves

1. (idiomatic) To treat something very delicately or carefully.

   The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.

Translations

to treat something very delicately

• Czech: jednat v rukavičkách
• Finnish: käsitellä silkkihansikkain
• French: manipuler avec des gants de soie, prendre des gants (fr)
• German: jemanden mit Samthandschuhen anfassen (de), jemanden mit Glacéhandschuhen anfassen (de)
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• Hebrew: טיפל בכפפות של משי (tipél bikhfafót shél méshi)
• Hungarian: kesztyűs kézzel bánik (valakivel, valamivel)
• Maori: whakahangahanga
• Swedish: handska med silkesvantar