Complete Definition of "handle with kid gloves"

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From kid gloves (made from the skin of a young lamb or goat), a particularly fine, soft material. 1

Verb
handle with kid gloves
#idiom (US) To treat something very delicately or carefully.
#:The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.

pl:handle with kid gloves

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