В БЕЛЫХ ПЕРЧАТКАХ
• В БЕЛЫХ ПЕРЧАТКАХ••
[PrepP; Invar; adv; usu. used with negated verbs]
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⇒ (to do sth.) cautiously, trying to avoid cruel, severe, or unethical measures:
- (one <you> can't do sth.) without getting one's <your> hands dirty;
- (one <you> can't do sth.) without taking one's <your> gloves off.
♦ Оправдывая террор, они постоянно повторяли: "Не надо бояться крови! Революцию нельзя делать в белых перчатках!" Justifying the terror, they never tired of repeating, "Don't shrink from bloodshed! You can't make revolutions without getting your hands dirty!"