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kid gloves
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kid gloves
Noun, pl
handle someone with kid gloves to treat someone with great tact in order not to upset them
Translations
kid gloves npl to treat sb with kid gloves → andarse con pies de plomo con algn
kid gloves npl to treat sb with kid gloves → traiter qn avec ménagement
kid gloves npl to treat sb with kid gloves (fig) → jdn mit Samthandschuhen anfassen
kid gloves npl to treat sb with kid gloves → trattare qn coi guanti


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