Смысл: chandler

chandler[ʹtʃɑ:ndlə]
n
<Í> 1. мор. шипчандлер, агент по снабжению судна (тж. ship chandler)
2. 1) свечной фабрикант
2) торговец свечами
3. часто пренебр. бакалейщик; мелочной торговец; лавочник
4. (-chandler) как компонент сложных слов торговец
corn-chandler - хлеботорговец

go off the handle Идиома

fly off the handle

become angry He really flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal.

get a handle on

understand, find out about We have to get a handle on the parking problem - get the facts.

handle herself

protect herself, been around Dolly has worked with men before. She can handle herself.

handle with kid gloves

be very careful handling someone or something He is very sensitive so you have to handle him with kid gloves when you speak to him.

sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle

sometimes life is very unpleasant, life is not all guns and roses The junk dealer had a poster on the wall of his shack: Sometimes life is a bucket of shit, and the handle's inside!

handle sb with kid gloves

Idiom(s): handle sb with kid gloves

Theme: CAUTION

to be very careful with a touchy person.
• Bill has become so sensitive. You really have to handle him with kid gloves.
• You don't have to handle me with kid gloves. I can take it.

fly off the handle|fly|fly off|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 door fly off the handle.
Synonym: LOSE ONE'S TEMPER.

handle to one's name|handle|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 back from the University with a handle to his name and was called Dr. Jones.

handle with kid gloves|glove|gloves|handle|handle

v. phr., informal 1. To treat very gently and carefully. An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves. 2. To treat with great tact and diplomacy. Aunt Jane is so irritable that we have to treat her with kid gloves.

handle

handle
In addition to the idioms beginning with handle, also see fly off the handle; get a fix on.
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- handle to one's name
- handle with gloves

go off the handle

To become berserk angry; to lose ascendancy of one's temper. It's a abashment the applicant accustomed himself to go off the handle like that during the debate, as it undermines a lot of the absolutely solid arguments he'd been authoritative up to that point. I apperceive you're upset, but there's no point activity off the handle like that. It was aloof an honest mistake.Learn more: go, handle, off

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