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handle with kid glovesTo treat something very delicately or carefully.Rate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate it:

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taking the gloves offnothing is off limitsRate it:

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a cat in gloves catches no miceOne cannot get what one wants by being cautious, one must use aggression to get it.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo fight.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.Rate it:

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gloves are offTo argue or compete without regard to one's actions or feelingsRate it:

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gloves are offFrom the sport of boxing where competitors fistfight wearing padded gloves; removing the gloves during a fight could result in serious physical injuryRate it:

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kid aroundTo engage in playful fun.Rate it:

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I kid you notUsed to insist that one is telling the truthRate it:

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kid gloveUsed other than as an idiom: see kid, glove.Rate it:

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kid gloveA metaphorical representation of careful handling.Rate it:

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kid stuffSomething that is easy to do or easy to understand.Rate it:

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kid stuffSomething done by, used by, or characteristic of immature people, especially children.Rate it:

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like a kid in a candy storeElated or excited as a result of having many options to choose from.Rate it:

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new kid on the blockSomeone or something new to an existing community.Rate it:

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shit yourself!Admonition; "Don't Shit Yourself' . . . 'Don't! . . . . kid/deceive/fail/fool/disappoint. . . . . YOURSELF!,Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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boys will be boysIt is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.Rate it:

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give somebody a hard timeTo tease, kid, or rib.Rate it:

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give someone a hard timeTo tease, kid, or rib someone.Rate it:

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have a laughTo joke; kid around.Rate it:

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joke aroundTo kid, prank, jokeRate it:

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PIEFACEA nickname, quip, reference to children and youth; A mild insult to 'KIDS' "You're a PIEFACE", "SHUT-UP, KID!"Rate it:

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