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| treat too gently; treat unnecessarily softly; be overnice; be too soft with | |||
| walk on eggshells (VLZ_58); mince words (выбирая слова: Sure, the Obama campaign and political commentators talk about John McCain's misrepresentations, gaffes, moments where he "misspeaks." But when was the last time you actually heard someone say a candidate was a liar when he or she deserved it because they really were lying? If the shoe fits, I say it's fair game. Why mince words and try to be polite, when the future of the country is at stake? ART Vancouver) | |||
| be overly delicate; treat with kid gloves (with с + instr.) | |||
| be overnice (to); be too soft (with); treat unnecessarily softly | |||
| treat with kid glovers | |||
| деликатничать: 3 phrases in 2 subjects |
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| Makarov | 1 |