The gloves are off?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>.” <span word="Particularly">Particularly</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>?”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="off">off</span>” <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="fists">fists</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="minding">minding</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="scruples">scruples</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="unthinkable">unthinkable</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="off">off</span>”. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="wear">wear</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="padded">padded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foam">foam</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="bloated">bloated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soften">soften</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="prowess">prowess</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fray">fray</span>) <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurtful">hurtful</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>.</p>
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