hand in gloveadj.adv.
/ˌhand ɪn ˈɡlʌv/, U.S. /ˈhænd ᵻn ˈɡləv/ A. adj.
In predicative use, chiefly with with. Intimately associated or connected. Cf. hand and glove adj.Sometimes with the implication of secret or underhand dealings.
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > intimate or familiar > very intimate
hand and glove1654
hand in glove1737
as great (or thick) as inkle-weavers1738
as thick as glue, as inkle-weavers, as peas in a shell, as (two) thieves1833
like that1925
1737 E. Smith App. Cure of Deism 21 It is obvious to every cursory Reader, that he is Hand in Glove with the Two celebrated Authors I have answered.
1781 J. Byng Diary 10 July in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 58 The commanding officer was hand in glove with his brother officers.
1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce I. ix. 224 While the Black-nebs wanted only the tea and sugar cheap, and a drap brandy at a reasonable rate, I was hand in glove wi' them.
1861 Harper's Mag. July 266/1 New England and the Mississippi Valley are great friends, and New York is hand in glove with San Francisco.
1889 County xxii Priestman and the new Lady Sandilands are already hand in glove.
1916 T. S. Eliot Let. 20 Feb. (1988) I. 132 I enclose two letters from Joachim. I am sure he and Smith (with whom he is hand in glove) will greet you very cordially.
1963 J. Yglesias Wake in Ybor City v. 103 ‘Oh they were always hand in glove,’ Mina said. ‘That was just a pretense that he wasn't allowed at their Bayshore homes.’
2007 S. Hannaford Market Domination! viii. 150 But, most antiglobalists argue, big government..is hand-in-glove with the big corporations.
B. adv.
In close collusion or association. Frequently in to go hand in glove (with): to be closely connected or regularly associated (with).
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adverb] > intimately or familiarly
couthlyc900
wellOE
homelya1400
commonlya1450
familiarlyc1450
domestically1576
inwardly1584
intimately1645
particularly1680
arm-in-armly1743
hand in glove1788
pack1874
1788 Morning Post 11 June The public look for new amusements, and Astley seems to go hand in glove in preparing them.
1860 Punch 10 Mar. 106/1 The earliest protectionists found it pay to bribe our Government to go hand in glove with them.
1886 Belgravia Apr. 136 Do you aspire to be a poet and diplomatist, like Prior, to write verses and sign treaties, and live hand in glove with statesmen and princes?
1936 W. S. Churchill Let. 17 Jan. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xvii. 410 The good thing is that we and the United States are working hand in glove and will encourage each other to strengthen the navies.
1974 J. Brennan Parker Ranch of Hawaii (1979) ix. 142 Carter worked hand in glove with the Bureau.
2012 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 30 Mar. 16 Sound money and sound structure go hand in glove.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.adv.1737