To hand in something is to deliver it.ġ6. To hand something down is to offer it to an heir, or to deliver a decision.ġ5. To be in good, or safe, hands is to be assured that you will be taken care of.ġ4. Something that goes hand in hand with something else is closely associated with it.ġ3. To give a guiding hand is to offer advice or mentorship.ġ2. To give a hand is to help, though it also refers to applauding by clapping one’s hands.ġ1. To get your hands dirty is to engage in a important activity that may not be pleasant.ġ0. To gain the upper hand is to obtain control.ĩ.
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Having a free hand is being given wide latitude about how to carry out a task or responsibility.Ĩ. To force someone’s hand is to compel them to act prematurely or involuntarily.ħ. To know something firsthand is to be directly familiar with the facts.Ħ. “ The devil makes work for idle hands” is a proverb that means that inactive people are susceptible to the temptation to do wrong.ĥ. To be a dab hand is, in British English, to be an expert.Ĥ. To bite the hand that feeds you is to be hostile to someone who has been kind to you.ģ. “ All hands on deck,” from the traditional nautical command for every sailor to report for duty, refers to the necessity of everyone involved to lend a hand, or assist.Ģ.
50 Handy Expressions About Hands By Mark Nicholĭo you know all these expressions about hands? Most of them are cliches, but using just about any cliche is forgivable if you do so in a fresh way, or to add a note of humor.ġ.
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