Definition of Hand in glove

1. Adverb. In close cooperation. "They work hand in glove"

Exact synonyms: Cooperatively, Hand And Glove
Partainyms: Cooperative

Definition of Hand in glove

1. Adverb. (idiomatic) In very close cooperation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand In Glove

hand clapping
hand cream
hand down
hand drill
hand dryer
hand dryers
hand dye
hand eczema
hand fern
hand grenade
hand grenades
hand holes
hand in
hand in glove (current term)
hand in hand
hand in one's dinner pail
hand injuries
hand it to somebody
hand jive
hand jobs
hand line
hand log
hand lotion
hand luggage
hand made
hand mirror
hand mower

Literary usage of Hand in glove

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A pronouncing Gaelic dictionary: to which is prefixed a consise but most by Neil MacAlpine (1833)
"... hand in hand, hand in glove ; rug se air làimh urra, fie shook hands with her ; a' cumail làimh rithe, paying his addresses to her, keeping her in hopes ..."

2. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1885)
"The reader of Pepys should be hand- in-glove with the Montagues, with General Monk, afterwards Duke of Albemarle, with the Duke of York, with Sir George ..."

3. The Religions of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins (1895)
"The Vedic Aryans appear to have lived, so to speak, hand in glove with the Iranians for a' period long enough for the latter to share in that advance of ..."

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