An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves.
Aunt Jane is so irritable that we have to treat her with kid gloves.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
handle with kid gloves — handle (someone) with kid gloves See at: treat with kid gloves … New idioms dictionary
handle with kid gloves — ► handle (or treat) with kid gloves deal with very carefully. Main Entry: ↑kid … English terms dictionary
handle with kid gloves — verb handle with great care and sensitivity You have to handle the students with kid gloves • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * … Useful english dictionary
handle with kid gloves — verb (US) To treat something very delicately or carefully. The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves … Wiktionary
handle with kid gloves — be very careful handling someone or something He is very sensitive so you have to handle him with kid gloves when you speak to him … Idioms and examples
handle with kid gloves — idi to treat with extreme tact or gentleness … From formal English to slang
handle with kid gloves — treat very carefully … English contemporary dictionary
handle someone with kid gloves — handle/treat/someone with kid gloves phrase to treat someone in a very careful or gentle way, especially when this is not necessary I don’t expect to be treated with kid gloves, you know. Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or… … Useful english dictionary
handle (someone) with kid gloves — handle/treat (someone) with kid gloves to be very polite or kind to someone who is important or easily upset because you do not want to make them angry or upset. Linda can be a very difficult woman you ve really got to handle her with kid gloves … New idioms dictionary
handle someone with kid gloves — handle (someone) with kid gloves See at: treat with kid gloves … New idioms dictionary
