(To) handle with kid (or kit) gloves

Submitted by Ww Ww on 2016-06-16

Idiomatic translations of "(To) handle with kid (or ..."

Danish
tage/tages med fløjlshandsker
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Danish
at tage fløjlshandskerne på
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German
jemanden mit Glacéhandschuhen anfassen
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Meanings of "(To) handle with kid (or ..."

English

This refers to handling a problem very delicately, or carefully. Kid gloves are made from kid (young goat) or lamb (young sheep), and are very soft and sensitive to the wearer's touch. Kit gloves are work gloves and protect the wearer and the thing, person being handled.

Explained by Ww WwWw Ww on Thu, 16/06/2016 - 22:46
Explained by Ww WwWw Ww
English

to handle with very gentle care, often to the point of coddling. Kid gloves are very soft leather gloves, typically made from the skin of a young goat (a "kid").

Explained by Guest on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 20:35
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Greek

Τον έσφαξε με το γάντι

Explained by ΚακομάζαληΚακομάζαλη on Mon, 26/07/2021 - 16:11
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Hungarian

Kesztyűs kézzel bánik vele

Explained by Judit VázsonyiJudit Vázsonyi on Sat, 30/10/2021 - 22:43
Explained by Judit VázsonyiJudit Vázsonyi
Turkish

birine karşı çok nazik ve hassas davranmak

Explained by piliburukpiliburuk on Fri, 14/05/2021 - 17:51
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