English Explanatory Dictionary

treat like a Make-A-Wish kid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To treat with undue patience or kindness, avoiding causing offense.

Word forms

treat like a Make-A-Wish kid treats like a Make-A-Wish kid treating like a Make-A-Wish kid treated like a Make-A-Wish kid

Etymology

Referring to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, associated with fulfilling wishes of terminally ill children, the implication being that only such children would deserve such pleasant treatment.

Related words

handle with kid gloves like a kid in a candy store walk on eggshells
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