to treat sb with

  • 1treat someone with kid gloves — treat (someone) with kid gloves to deal with someone very gently or carefully. While he treated writers with kid gloves, he was unpleasant to everyone else. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of kid gloves (= gloves made of very soft, smooth …

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  • 2treat someone with kid gloves — handle/treat/someone with kid gloves phrase to treat someone in a very careful or gentle way, especially when this is not necessary I don’t expect to be treated with kid gloves, you know. Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or… …

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  • 3treat (someone) with kid gloves — handle/treat (someone) with kid gloves to be very polite or kind to someone who is important or easily upset because you do not want to make them angry or upset. Linda can be a very difficult woman you ve really got to handle her with kid gloves …

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  • 4treat somebody with kid gloves — handle/treat, etc. sb with kid ˈgloves idiom to deal with sb in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them Main entry: ↑kididiom …

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  • 5treat — [triːt] verb [transitive] 1. to deal with someone or something in a particular way: • We treat all complaints very seriously. treat somebody/​something as • Proceeds from the asset transfers won t be treated as income. • Some information ought to …

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  • 6treat somebody like dirt — treat sb like ˈdirt idiom (informal) to treat sb with no respect at all • They treat their workers like dirt. Main entry: ↑treatidiom …

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  • 7treat with kid gloves — treat (someone) with kid gloves to deal with someone very gently or carefully. While he treated writers with kid gloves, he was unpleasant to everyone else. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of kid gloves (= gloves made of very soft, smooth …

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  • 8treat — I n. source of joy 1) to provide a treat 2) a treat for (their visit was a real treat for us) 3) a treat to + inf. (it was a treat to watch them dance) paying for the food or entertainment of others 4) to stand treat 5) (misc.) it s my treat II v …

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  • 9treat — I UK [triːt] / US [trɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms treat : present tense I/you/we/they treat he/she/it treats present participle treating past tense treated past participle treated *** 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way She felt… …

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  • 10treat — treat1 [ trit ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 behave toward someone ▸ 2 deal with something ▸ 3 cure illness ▸ 4 protect/preserve something ▸ 5 be nice to someone 1. ) to behave toward someone in a particular way: She felt she had been unfairly treated …

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