Tag: Get your hands dirty
Treat with kid gloves
Idiom: Treat with kid gloves First off, we are not talking about wearing children’s gloves here. If you treat someone with kid gloves, it means you handle them very gently and carefully, often because they are sensitive or the situation is delicate. The expression comes from the soft leather gloves made from the skin of…
Get your hands dirty
English Idiom: Get your hands dirty If you get your hands dirty, you are willing to work hard at undesirable tasks to accomplish something. Imagine that there are two managers in your office. One manager likes to delegate authority and tasks to her subordinates but does not do any of the work herself. The other…
