kid gloves
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Meanwhile, Olympic athletes from the streets of Milan to the far reaches of the Dolomites are all learning an important lesson: If you win a medal, treat it with kid gloves.
He wore bright cravats, pointed shoes and yellow kid gloves.
He appeared to treat Romero with kid gloves when a heavier punishment could easily have been in order, only increasing the impression, publicly at least, that Frank struggles to impose himself on his players.
From BBC
Given that Mr. Carlson’s journey into a vile and very weird world has been well documented, it’s no surprise he’d treat Mr. Fuentes with kid gloves.
By treating actual adults—the chat participants weren’t teenagers—with kid gloves, they contribute to the cultural malady of infantilization.
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