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drop the gloves
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1.
North American English
Canadian English
informal
sports
In ice hockey, to remove one's gloves as a prelude to starting a fistfight; to engage in a physical fight on the ice.
2.
General (colloquial)
informal
To begin an aggressive confrontation, whether physical or verbal; to stop holding back and engage in a vigorous struggle.
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