prendre des gants
Meaning: To handle a delicate matter with great tact and care to avoid offending someone.
Language: French
Literally: to take gloves
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The phrase draws on the image of putting on gloves to handle something fragile or sensitive without damage.
More idioms — Daily Life
- remettre en train — To restart or reactivate something that has stopped or slowed down.
- vendre chèrement sa peau — To defend oneself fiercely and make a determined stand against those trying to kill you.
- en la cuerda floja — To be in a precarious or dangerous position; to be walking a fine line between safety and…
- romper la baraja — To abandon a game or situation in frustration; to take one's ball and go home.
- en la estacada — abandoned or left in a difficult situation without help.
- tira y afloja — a back-and-forth negotiation or struggle where each side gives and takes.
More French idioms
- ça pique — It is very expensive or causes financial pain.
- Ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard — It's nothing special or impressive.
- C'est comme pisser dans un violon — A completely pointless effort.
- Avoir le cafard — To feel depressed or down.
- Poser un lapin — To stand someone up on a date.
- Tomber dans les pommes — Suddenly losing consciousness — possibly derived from the older expression 'être dans les…
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