handle with kid gloves
verbEtymology
From kid glove.
Definitions
To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to…
To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.
- The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.
- He does not trifle with them, or handle them with kid gloves. No, he judges them to be the scum of the earth, and he treats them accordingly by putting them away.
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