tender loving care

Idioms  

1. Also, TLC. Solicitous and compassionate care, as in These houseplants sure have had tender loving care, or Older house for sale, needs some renovation and TLC. Originally used to describe the work of care-givers such as nurses, this term today is often used ironically or euphemistically. [Second half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

“It just needed some tender loving care, so to speak,” Ohl said.

From Washington Times

“Don’t be aggressive with your skin. During these challenging times, skin needs even more tender loving care because skin feels stress just like you do.”

From Los Angeles Times

Whether it’s precise watering, using a certain soil, or providing specific lighting, plants require tender loving care in order to stay healthy.

From Fox News

Whatever strategy the university adopts, it’s a sure bet that a hefty dose of tender loving care will figure heavily in the equation.

From The Guardian

The tender loving care that has gone into the production in the Terrace Theater is all well and good, but as a one-off enterprise at the arts center it comes across as an oddity.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• care
• concernment
• consideration
• heed
• interest
• regard
• solicitousness
• solicitude