hand in glove
adverb
variants
or hand and glove
: in extremely close relationship or agreement
working hand in glove with the police
Examples of hand in glove in a Sentence
We are working hand in glove with local officials to solve the problem.
Recent Examples on the Web
Financial wellness training goes hand in glove with mental health support, since financial pressures can have a significant adverse effect on a person’s mental health.
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Russia’s main security service, the F.S.B., worked hand in glove with the military and state television to project the illusion of success — and to conceal the dysfunction.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Candidates and these outside groups are finding ways to skirt the spirit of the law and work hand in glove without necessarily violating the letter of the law.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
That’s Democrats’ policies and positions hand in glove.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
For years, al-Zawahari and bin Laden worked hand in glove as a team in building out al-Qaeda’s global terrorist reach and capabilities.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022
Ever since rudimentary car radios appeared in the early 1920s, motoring and music have been hand in glove.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2022
Republicans work hand in glove with their super PACs, too, but in different ways.
—New York Times, 16 May 2022
Church and state—specifically, de Valera’s long-dominant Fianna Fáil party—worked hand in glove, a regime of mutual reinforcement.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Russia’s main security service, the F.S.B., worked hand in glove with the military and state television to project the illusion of success — and to conceal the dysfunction.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Candidates and these outside groups are finding ways to skirt the spirit of the law and work hand in glove without necessarily violating the letter of the law.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
That’s Democrats’ policies and positions hand in glove.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
For years, al-Zawahari and bin Laden worked hand in glove as a team in building out al-Qaeda’s global terrorist reach and capabilities.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022
Ever since rudimentary car radios appeared in the early 1920s, motoring and music have been hand in glove.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2022
Republicans work hand in glove with their super PACs, too, but in different ways.
—New York Times, 16 May 2022
Church and state—specifically, de Valera’s long-dominant Fianna Fáil party—worked hand in glove, a regime of mutual reinforcement.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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