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HAND AND GLOVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand and glove mean?
• HAND AND GLOVE (adverb)
The adverb HAND AND GLOVE has 1 sense:
1. in close cooperation
Familiarity information: HAND AND GLOVE used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In close cooperation
Synonyms:
cooperatively; hand and glove; hand in glove
Context example:
they work hand in glove
Context examples
I'm on your side now, hand and glove; and I shouldn't wish for to see the party weakened, let alone yourself, seeing as I know what I owes you.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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