kid : Idioms & Phrases

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billie the kid

  • noun United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
    William H. Bonney; Bonney.
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handle with kid gloves

  • verb handle with great care and sensitivity
    • You have to handle the students with kid gloves
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kid glove

  • noun a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
    suede glove.
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kid-glove

  • adjective satellite showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
    tactful.
    • by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone
    • a tactful way of correcting someone
    • the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill
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say hey kid

  • noun United States baseball player (born in 1931)
    Willie Mays; Willie Howard Mays Jr.; Mays.
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thomas kid

  • noun English dramatist (1558-1594)
    Thomas Kyd; Kid; Kyd.
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whiz-kid

  • noun someone whose career progresses rapidly
    ball of fire; go-getter; whiz-kid.
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whizz-kid

  • noun someone whose career progresses rapidly
    ball of fire; go-getter; whiz-kid.
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