Take one's glove off
By metaphor: began to react in an aggressive manner and less calculated, contrary to his previous behavior.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הוֹרִיד אֶת הַכְּפָפוֹת
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הֵחֵל לְהָגִיב בְּצוּרָה תּוֹקְפָנִית וּפָחוֹת מִתְחַשֶּׁבֶת בְּנִגּוּד לְהִתְנַהֲגוּתוֹ הַקּוֹדֶמֶת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)