American Idioms and Expressions

Handle With Kid Gloves Idiom

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handle with kid gloves
What does handle with kid gloves mean?		 be very careful handling someone or somethingHe is very sensitive so you have to handle him with kid gloves when you speak to him.

Some Random Idioms
wear more than one hat
What does "wear more than one hat" mean?		 have more than one set of responsibilitiesOur teacher wears more than one hat and is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.
PC
What does "PC" mean?		 Personal Computer Personal ComputerThe PC industry has been growing rapidly in recent years.
get down to (something)
What does "get down to (something)" mean?		 to get started to do something"Let`s get down to work so we can go home early."
Take the floor
What does "Take the floor" mean?		 Start talking or giving a speech to a group
Gone pear-shaped
What does "Gone pear-shaped" mean?		(UK) If things have gone pear-shaped they have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result.
(to be) halfhearted about (someone or something)
What does "(to be) halfhearted about (someone or something)" mean?		 (to be) unenthusiastic about someone or somethingI was halfhearted about joining the group to go hiking.
play footsie (with someone)
What does "play footsie (with someone)" mean?		 to attract someone's attention by touching his or her foot under the table, to flirt with someoneThe couple at the restaurant were playing footsie under the table.
brownout
What does "brownout" mean?		a reduced level of electrical power. Another brownout? Now I can barely see anything.
bring up (a subject)
What does "bring up (a subject)" mean?		 to introduce a subject into a discussion They brought up the subject of taxes at the meeting but nobody in the government wanted to talk about it.

make amends for (something)
What does "make amends for (something)" mean?		 do something to compensate for an error/injury/lossI was forced to do some extra work to make amends for my mistake of last week.
forever and a day
What does "forever and a day" mean?		 forever, alwaysIt took forever and a day to get the book that we ordered from the bookstore.

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