en handle with kid gloves

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • fi käsitellä silkkihansikkain (v, social) ➜
  • de jemanden mit glacéhandschuhen anfassen ➜
  • de jemanden mit samthandschuhen anfassen ➜
  • cs jednat v rukavičkách ➜
  • de jemanden mit glacéhandschuhen anfassen ➜
  • de jemanden mit samthandschuhen anfassen ➜
  • fi käsitellä silkkihansikkain ➜
  • fr manipuler avec des gants de soie ➜
  • fr prendre des gants ➜
  • he טיפל בכפפות של משי ➜
  • hu kesztyűs kézzel bánik ➜
  • mi whakahangahanga ➜
  • sv handska med silkesvantar ➜

Related terms

  • cs jednat v rukavičkách (v) ➜
  • en carefully ➜
  • en delicately ➜
  • en kid glove ➜
  • fi käsitellä silkkihansikkain (v) ➜
  • hu kesztyűs kézzel bánik (v) ➜

handle with kid gloves is a way of…

  • en treat (v, social) ➜

Things that make you want handle with kid gloves

  • en A vexatious litigant ➜

Etymologically related

  • en kid glove ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 202520370-v
  • en.wiktionary.org handle with kid gloves
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