B1🍝 Food
Prendere con le molle
to handle with kid gloves
Literal Translation
"To take with tongs"
What it means
To handle with kid gloves / to treat very delicately
Example in context
"Con lui bisogna prendere tutto con le molle — si offende facilmente."
"With him you have to handle everything with kid gloves — he takes offence easily."
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