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Meaning of "with the gloves off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITH THE GLOVES OFF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITH THE GLOVES OFF

with egg on one´s face
with good grace
with impunity
with it
with might and main
with one accord
with one voice
with one´s back to the wall
with one´s bare hands
with one´s beer goggles on
with one´s eyes open
with one´s eyes shut
with one´s nose in the air
with one´s tail between one´s legs
with one´s tongue in one´s cheek
with open arms
with that
with the best will in the world
with this
with young

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITH THE GLOVES OFF

better off
bore the pants off
cut off
get off
hands off
hold off
kick off
kiss off
knock spots off
noises off
on and off
pass off
piss off
scare the pants off
score points off
show off
take off
take the wraps off
toss off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of with the gloves off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «with the gloves off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITH THE GLOVES OFF

Find out the translation of with the gloves off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of with the gloves off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «with the gloves off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

与手套关闭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con los guantes
570 millions of speakers

English

with the gloves off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद दस्ताने के साथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مع قفازات قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с перчатки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com as luvas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্লাভস বন্ধ সঙ্গে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avec les gants
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan sarung tangan di luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit den Handschuhen aus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オフ手袋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프장갑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nganggo sarung tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

với găng tay ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கையுறைகள் ஆஃப் கொண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हातमोजे बंद सह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eldivenleri kapalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

con i guanti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z rękawiczki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з рукавички
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fără mănuși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με τα γάντια μακριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

met die handskoene af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

med handskarna off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

med hanskene off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of with the gloves off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITH THE GLOVES OFF»

The term «with the gloves off» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITH THE GLOVES OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about with the gloves off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITH THE GLOVES OFF»

Discover the use of with the gloves off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to with the gloves off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gloves-off Economy: Workplace Standards at the Bottom of ...
... by the restructuring strategies of the enterprises that employ these workers and by three decades of shrinking union presence in the industry, which has ushered back in a range of employer practices associated with the "gloves-off economy.
Annette D. Bernhardt, 2008
2
Travesties
TZARA: Wars are fought for oil wells and coaling stations; for control of the Dardanelles or the Suez Canal; for colonial pickings to buy cheap in and conquered markets to sell dear in. War is capitalism with the gloves off and many who go to ...
Tom Stoppard, 1975
3
Wised Up
Sometimes, though, we had to fight with the gloves off. And my father would make fun of the loser. Even worse than having to fight Johnny was having to fight boys who were older and heavier than we were. When we were twelve and thirteen, ...
Charlie Wilhelm, 2004
4
Black in the White House: Life Inside George W. Bush's West Wing
I was thrilled the vice president had arrived that morning with the gloves off and facing the president's detractors squarely. But Cheney wasn't quite finished telling those who opposed the president's tax plan where to go or how to get there.
Ron Christie, 2006
5
Jesus in the Talmud
... all the characteristics of a bitter struggle between the established Jewish and the emerging Christian communities, a struggle moreover that was waged by both sides with the gloves off. The Christians are unsparing with nasty invectives (the ...
Peter Schäfer, 2009
6
Early Conference and Executive Reports of the Labor Party in ...
That institution would have to be fought with the gloves off before anything worthwhile could be carried into effect. He sympathised with the spirit underlying Mr Lamond's amendment, but if they had only one plank, and left every candidate a ...
Michael Charles Hogan, 2008
7
SOC: Welcome to the Cage: The Grade Changing and Sexual ...
Melissa's first exhibit to Ison-Newsome was a signal that we had come with the gloves off, and we expected a fight. One by one, Melissa fired questions at Ison- Newsome about the performance of Moten, trying to drive a wedge between ...
Fh Jr, 2011
8
The Socratic Dialogues
The conflict between philosophy and politics is played out here with the gloves off . Socrates goes beyond the earlier dialogues to articulate a positive conception of human excellence as guided by the love of goodness and truth rather than the ...
Plato, 2009
9
Well of Souls: Lost Era 2336
was better to do battle with Starfleet Intelligence in private, with the gloves off: mano a mano, as it were. “You don't have time? Gee, that's too bad. I suggest you make it, Marta.” Unlike Commander Batanides, Garrett didn't take refuge behind ...
Ilsa J. Bick, 2003
10
Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea ...
North Korea and the Kim Dynasty Bradley K. Martin. followed, the North lived with the danger that the United States would rejoin the Korean War — perhaps with the gloves off the American nuclear capability—if Kim should renew his attempt ...
Bradley K. Martin, 2007

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« EDUCALINGO. With the gloves off [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/with-the-gloves-off>. Apr 2024 ».
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