what does "Handle people with gloves, but issues barefisted" means?

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Pu - 17 Sep 2005 13:59 GMT

Hello all

Can someone tell me what does "Handle people with gloves, but issues
barefisted" means?

Pu

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Einde O'Callaghan - 17 Sep 2005 17:01 GMT

> Hello all
>
> Can someone tell me what does "Handle people with gloves, but issues
> barefisted" means?

Basically, it means that people should be dealt with carefully but
issues should be taken up aggressively.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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John Ramsay - 18 Sep 2005 06:14 GMT

> Hello all
>
> Can someone tell me what does "Handle people with gloves, but issues
> barefisted" means?
>
> Pu

Usually it is with 'kid gloves' - very soft
leather = very soft treatment, as opposed to
'heavyhanded'.

A fist is a hand clenched to deliver
a punch, a step up from heavyhanded.

bare fists or knuckles indicate a
brawl rather than a boxing match with
gloves and rules.

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what does "Handle people with gloves, but issues barefisted" means?