English · Idiom Attested

hand in glove

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In association or collusion.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

God worked hand in glove with the men who put apartheid in place.

Oil companies insist that exploitation can go hand - in - glove with caring for the environment, and have begun an intensive lobbying campaign to support the bill.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).

Topics: Hands Clothes

Common questions

What does “hand in glove” mean?

In association or collusion.

Is “hand in glove” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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