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the gloves are off

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the gloves are off  (informal)
if the gloves are off in an argument or competition, the people involved have started to argue or compete in a more determined or unpleasant way She gave a second interview later that year but this time the gloves were off. Her ex-boss, she said, was 'a tyrant and a fraud'.
See also: glove


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CAPTION(S): OLD BAT As horror character; NOT EMU-SED Plea to shut her beak; EYE-SORE Di is monster with all-seeing hands; I'LL SWORD THIS OUT Yoda cuts off the claw with his light saber; BEYOND A JOKER Batman fiend puts fans out of misery; YOU DRIVE US MAD Road stop sign on offending hand; GIVE US A BREAK GLOVE Puppet Sooty is a cover up; GET THE POINT The gloves are off
CAPTION(S): I'LL SWORD THIS OUT Yoda cuts off the claw with his light sabre; OLD BAT As horror character; NOT EMU-SED Plea to shut her beak; EYE-SORE Di is monster with all-seeing hands; BEYOND A JOKER Batman fiend puts fans out of misery; YOU DRIVE US MAD Road stop sign on offending hand; GIVE US A BREAK GLOVE Puppet Sooty is a cover up; GET THE POINT The gloves are off
Read admits the gloves are off in his battle with Geraint Jones to remain the No.
 
 
 
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