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handled with kid gloves

handled with kid gloves is the simple past and past participle of handle with kid gloves.

Meaning of handle with kid gloves

Verb

handle with kid gloves (third-person singular simple present handles with kid gloves, present participle handling with kid gloves, simple past and past participle handled with kid gloves)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Questions about handled with kid gloves

What is handled with kid gloves the simple past and past participle of?
Handled with kid gloves is the simple past and past participle of handle with kid gloves.

Words near handled with kid gloves in the dictionary

  1. handlebody
  2. handled
  3. handled oneself
  4. handled the ball
  5. handled up
  6. handled with kid gloves
  7. handled without gloves
  8. handled without mittens
  9. handleless
  10. handlelessness
  11. handler

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