gloves are off



gloves are off

Fig. There is going to be a serious dispute. (As if boxers had removed their gloves in order to inflict more damage. See also take the gloves off.) Bob got mad and yelled, "Ok, the gloves are off!" and started cussing and pounding the table.
See also: glove, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BİHter-Turkish
Cyneburg-Anglo-Saxon
Idir-Northern African, Berber
Abhinav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu
Jefferson['dʒefəsn]
Aritra-Bengali