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handle to one's name

[handle to one's name] {n. phr.}, {slang} A special title used before your name. * /Jim's father has a handle to his name. He is Major Watson./ * /Bob came […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fly off the handle

[fly off the handle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake./ * /The children's noise made the man next […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

handle with gloves

[handle with gloves] or [handle with kid gloves] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To treat very gently and carefully. * /An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves./ 2. To treat […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

play one for

[play one for] {v.}, {informal} To treat (someone) as; act toward (someone) as; handle (someone) as; handle as. * /He played the man for a sucker./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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