handle with kid gloves

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To treat something very delicately or carefully

The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.

handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves
treat very carefully
handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"
with kid gloves
delicately, lightly, gently
handle with kid gloves

    Hyphenation

    han·dle with kid gloves

    Turkish pronunciation

    händıl wîdh kîd glʌvz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhandəl wəᴛʜ ˈkəd ˈgləvz/ /ˈhændəl wɪð ˈkɪd ˈɡlʌvz/

    Etymology

    () From kid gloves (made from the skin of a young lamb or goat), a particularly fine, soft material.
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