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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / expressions | | Dutch term or phrase: geen kat(je) om zonder handschoenen aan te pakken | | Does anyone know a suitable English expression for the Dutch expression 'dat is geen kat(je) om zonder handschoenen aan te pakken' (literally: that is no cat/kitten to tackle without gloves), i.e. to describe a person with a difficult character (usually applied to a woman with fierce behaviour, like the stereotype of Latina women) |
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| | someone to handle with kid gloves | Explanation:
handle with kid gloves
1. (idiomatic) (US) To treat something very delicately or carefully.
The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.
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Verginia Ophof
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| Grading comment Thanks for this one. I prefer this solution because of the gloves. It comes very close to the original expression in Dutch. In combination with another phrase I can make it clear that the person is hard to handle, for example: 'She clearly had quite a character. Someone to handle with kid gloves.'
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