the gloves

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• the gloves are off — (informal) Now the fight, argument, etc is about to begin in earnest, without qualification or reservation (glovesˈ off adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑glove * * * the gloves are off (or with the gloves off or take the gloves off) used to express… …   Useful english dictionary

• the gloves are off — the fight is beginning, play hardball    The candidates have insulted each other. The gloves are off! …   English idioms

• (the) gloves are off — the gloves are off idiom used to say that sb is ready for a fight or an argument Main entry: ↑gloveidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• (the) gloves are off — informal if the gloves are off in an argument or competition, the people involved have started to argue or compete in a more determined or unpleasant way. She gave a second interview later that year but this time the gloves were off. Her ex boss …   New idioms dictionary

• Vikings of the Gloves — Infobox short story name = Vikings of the Gloves title orig = translator = author = Robert E. Howard country = United States language = English series = Sailor Steve Costigan genre = Boxing, Comedy published in = Fight Stories publication type =… …   Wikipedia

• take the gloves off — to argue or compete without controlling your actions or feelings. If they re willing to take their gloves off, US peanut producers could compete with anyone in the world. Usage notes: also used in the form with the gloves off: In this fearless… …   New idioms dictionary

• take the gloves off — phrase to start fighting or competing hard in order to achieve something. When this happens, you can say ‘the gloves are off’ With more than five months left until election day it is somewhat early for the gloves to come off. Thesaurus: to… …   Useful english dictionary

• drop the gloves — verb a) To fight. Nobody used to care when players such as John Ferguson, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard dropped the gloves, because they could play the game, too. b) To remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in …   Wiktionary

• take the gloves off — to start fighting or competing hard in order to achieve something. When this happens, you can say the gloves are off With more than five months left until election day, it is somewhat early for the gloves to come off …   English dictionary

• gloves are off — When the gloves are off, people start to argue or fight in a more serious way. ( The gloves come off and take the gloves off are also used. It comes from boxing, where fighters normally wear gloves so that they don t do too much damage to each… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• The Rumble in the Jungle — was a boxing match pitting then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the… …   Wikipedia