Hand and glove
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 11On very intimate terms
चोली-दामन का साथ
The two offices were hand and glove for twelve years.
Hand and glove is close and usually suspicious.
Daily use: Dono hand and glove the.
दस्ताना हाथ पर पूरी तरह fit बैठता है, बीच में कोई जगह नहीं छोड़ता। जो लोग hand and glove हों, वे इतने ही क़रीब होते हैं: बहुत घनिष्ठ।
A glove fits the hand perfectly, leaving no gap between them. People who are hand and glove are that close: on very intimate terms.
बार-बार पूछा गया idiom; answer है ‘बहुत घनिष्ठ संबंध’। इसे ‘hand in glove’ भी लिखते हैं और अक्सर इसमें मिलीभगत (collusion) का भाव होता है; ‘at daggers drawn’ उल्टा है।
A frequently asked idiom; the answer is ‘on very intimate terms’. It is also written ‘hand in glove’ and often suggests secret partnership (collusion); ‘at daggers drawn’ is the opposite.