Kid Glove

Word KID GLOVE
Character 9
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Definitions and meanings of "Kid Glove"

What do we mean by kid glove?

To treat mildly.

To treat someone with extra care and gentleness. Urban Dictionary

Figurative gloves that you put on to treat someone or something carefully. Urban Dictionary

A euphemism meaning "one must handle carefully" To treat someone with a different set of standards, different language, different expectations. To soft-talk an individual, sparing them the gory details of reality. Urban Dictionary

A colloquial soccer term for a very young goalkeeper. Urban Dictionary

The version of tough love where the parent (typically) has to tippy-toe the tough love, rather than do smash-their-car- level tough love. Variants: tippy-toe tough love Antonym: smash-their-car-level tough love Urban Dictionary

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The word "kid-glove" in example sentences

And here is one of the two places where the speech was least convincing (the other was the kid-glove treatment of the role of Pakistan). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus, for example, the kid-glove treatment of NATO. ❋ Max Boot (2012)

Brenda and Lt. Gabriel uncharacteristically clash over her kid-glove handling of a crack addict/murder suspect, and it isn't until recovering alcoholic Fritz tells his wife that an addict can be both a decent person on the surface and a monster that she comes to her senses and nails the loser. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The idea is for Ford and Lincoln dealers to focus on bespoke accessories, personal kid-glove service and handling. ❋ David Kiley (2012)

The real reason "pre-adulthood men" a kid-glove euphemism for "slacker" exist at all: The market allows it. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mullin was an expert on both of these inflammatory bowel diseases—which afflict 1 million Americans, one hundred thousand of whom are children—and patients lined up to see him for the kid-glove care he gave to their cases. ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

Because of its biblical origins, Song of Songs often gets kid-glove treatment, especially when it comes to some of its steamier sequences. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though the Web site was updated much less frequently, we did post stories on the bias of the major news outlets against Gore and their kid-glove treatment of Bush and his widely respected running mate Dick Cheney. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the treatment meted out to him was kid-glove compared with the grilling Mr. Hayward got in the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hence, the kid-glove treatment of everything from McCain's war record, to his positions, to his associations, to his character. ❋ Jim Kaplan (2010)

The obvious retort to Rattner is that the UAW got kid-glove treatment because it is a pillar of the Democratic Party coalition and had backed Obama's presidential campaign to the hilt. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Too many authors producing uncritical reviews hoping themselves to benefit from kid-glove treatment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

===========Mr. Sessions received kid-glove treatment from several media outlets that edited out or paraphrased his insult that complainers are small-minded. ❋ Peter Rozovsky (2010)

Far from being grateful for the president's continued support, for his administration's kid-glove handling of the finance sector, and for the generosity of government guarantees, bankers have, like many disillusioned Americans, become contemptuous of the American Presidency. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Few can tolerate the hypocrisy of extremists who dismiss other religions as infidels while expecting the "infidels" to treat them with kid-glove respect. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The kid-glove treatment accorded Wall Street was replaced by the hard line of an administration that seems, Kotkin warns, "if not openly anti-industrial" then at the very least "anxious to embrace a decidedly postindustrial future." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jean is a little [wacky], we will have to treat her [it kid] [gloves].... ❋ Bonneville Babe (2005)

Tom felt like his [uncle] was wearing kid gloves when he [treated] him and his girlfriend to [dinner]. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2009)

Gotta use [kid gloves] on females, [because they can't] [handle] reality. ❋ Phantom649 (2019)

The [goalkeeper] was [so young], the newspapers referred to him as [Kid Gloves]. ❋ Neilta (2009)

Child: Pick my hanger up Parent: No Child (still in bed at midday): But you [knocked it] down Parent: Its for your own good. GET OUT OF BED AND PICK THE *** THING [UP YOURSELF] Child: ! Parent: [Kid gloves tough love], sweetie, [kid gloves tough love] ❋ Gmaroz (2021)

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