adverb
in close cooperation
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they work hand in glove
• Syn: ↑hand and glove, ↑cooperatively
• Derived from adjective: ↑cooperative (for: ↑cooperatively)
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IN CLOSE COLLABORATION, in close association, in close cooperation, very closely, in partnership, in league, in collusion; informal in cahoots.
→ hand
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adverb or hand and glove : in extremely close relationship or agreement especially for nefarious purposes
mass production is the outgrowth of the so-called industrial revolution and has had a part hand in glove with it — A.H.Compton
the police were found to be working hand in glove with the racketeers
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hand in glove phrase
if you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them
Thesaurus: words used to describe jobs and workhyponym general words relating to jobs and workhypernym
Main entry: hand
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in close collusion or association
they were working hand in glove with our enemies
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Main Entry: ↑glove
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hand in glove
: very closely
We are working hand in glove with the police to recover the stolen property.
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Main Entry: ↑hand
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hand in glovesee hand and glove.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.