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in reply to a message by Nanaea
"I imagine that the only person Che might treat with kid gloves, is a fingerprint expert. ;) "
6666 I take pride in being at least semi-competent with my English idioms, but I lost you completely there
Nan!
6666 I take pride in being at least semi-competent with my English idioms, but I lost you completely there
Nan!
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You're extremely competent with your English idioms -- which is why I thought you'd been brought up in England.
Oh dear, how does one explain a pun? :) Okay... "To handle something with kid [goatskin] gloves" is a figurative expression meaning: "to treat something gingerly, carefully, cautiously."
A criminal who literally uses gloves to commit his crime, leaves no fingerprints for the police to trace.
Therefore, I was saying that the only person whom I imagine you might treat with due caution, is someone actually capable of catching you. :)
-- Nanaea
Oh dear, how does one explain a pun? :) Okay... "To handle something with kid [goatskin] gloves" is a figurative expression meaning: "to treat something gingerly, carefully, cautiously."
A criminal who literally uses gloves to commit his crime, leaves no fingerprints for the police to trace.
Therefore, I was saying that the only person whom I imagine you might treat with due caution, is someone actually capable of catching you. :)
-- Nanaea
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