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Idiom: Gloves are off




Idiom Definitions for '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 other.)

Category: Clothes

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