How to pronounce “drop the gloves”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (Canada and US, ice hockey, idiomatic) To fight.
• (Canada and US, idiomatic, by extension) To remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.

Practice Nearby Words

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