kid-glove care
- noun
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cuidado delicado
- The company handled the celebrity with kid-glove care to avoid any negative publicity.
Examples
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Due to the patient's fragile condition, the staff provided kid-glove care at all times.
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She handled the delicate situation with kid-glove care.
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After his surgery, the nurses gave him kid-glove care to ensure a smooth recovery.
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The therapist provided kid-glove care to her patients.
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After his surgery, the nurses gave him kid-glove care to ensure a smooth recovery.
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Due to the patient's fragile condition, the staff provided kid-glove care at all times.
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The company handled the celebrity with kid-glove care to avoid any negative publicity.
Synonyms
A careful gentle way to deal with a sensitive person or situation
To deal with a sensitive problem very carefully to avoid making things worse
Antonyms
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
kid-glove + care
The noun 'care' plus 'glove' suggests gentle handling, so a learner who knows 'glove' may partially infer a sense of delicate treatment. However, the full idiomatic source ('kid' = soft goatskin) and the conventionalized phrase 'kid-glove' are unlikely to be known or predictable by a B1 learner, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
The phrase kid-glove care comes from soft gloves made from a very smooth leather called kid, made from young goats and used to handle delicate things without damage. That's why it means 'very gentle and careful treatment' to avoid harm or offense.