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a hand
1. Applause, often when urged by someone as a show of approval or appreciation for someone else. Let's give our special guest a big hand! Wasn't that a great performance? Let's give them a hand, ladies and gentlemen! The injured athlete got a big hand from the whole stadium as he was carried off the field by the medical team.
2. Help with a task or chore. I heard they put you in charge of organizing the storage closet. Let me know if you need a hand. I hope that someone will give me a hand with these bags—there's no way I'll make it to the fifth floor on my own! A: "Can I give you a hand?" B: "Well, it would be great if you could set the table while I finish cooking."
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HAND
An initialism of "have a nice day." Used especially in text messaging and online communications. A: "OK, I'd better get going." B: "Later! HAND!" Thx 4 ur help! HAND! A: "Nice chatting with u. HAND!" B: "U too!"
hand (one) (something)
1. To pass or give something to someone directly. I took a cupcake and then handed my mom the plate. Hand Ed this envelope, will you? You'll see him before I do. What buttons are you pushing? Ugh, just hand me the remote, I'll figure it out.
2. To give or relinquish something to one very easily, without one deserving it or having to work very hard for it. The home team's defense just handed their rivals a victory with that boneheaded move. The government isn't going to just hand us free money. This funding has some very strict criteria that you have to satisfy first. A: "Why did you drop out? You just handed Kelly the internship." B: "Yeah, because she wanted it way more than I did."
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
hand someone something
Fig. to tell someone something; to tell someone nonsense. Don't hand me that stuff! That's silly! She handed me a line about being a famous author.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
HAND
verbSee Have a nice day
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
- (as) simple as kiss your hand
- (from) hand to mouth
- (my) right hand to God
- (one) only has one pair of hands
- (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch
- (one's) hands are clean
- (one's) hands are full
- (one's) hands are tied
- (one's) life is in (someone's) hands
- (one's) only got one pair of hands
- (some number of) games in hand
- (someone's) blood is on (one's) hands
- (with) hat in hand
- a (good, bad, etc.) hand to play
- a big hand
- a bird in hand
- a bird in the hand
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- a dab hand
- a fine Italian hand
- a firm hand
- a free hand
- a game in hand
- a great hand at (something)
- a hand
- a hand for (someone or something)
- a hand in
- a hand in (something)
- a hand like a foot
- a hand with
- a hand with (something)
- a hand's turn
- a heavy hand
- a helping hand
- a high hand
- a hot hand
- a pair of hands
- a safe pair of hands
- a second set of hands
- a show of hands
- a sparrow in the hand is better than the pigeon on the roof
- a steady hand
- a steady hand on the tiller
- a treat for the (eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
- a wave of (one's)/the hand
- all hands
- all hands and the cook
- all hands on deck
- all hands to the pump(s)
- all hands to the pumps
- an iron fist
- an iron fist/hand
- an iron hand
- an iron hand in a velvet glove
- an old hand
- ask (someone) for (one's) hand
- ask for/win somebody's hand
- at (someone's or something's) hand(s)
- at first hand
- at hand
- at second hand
- at the hand of
- at the hand(s) of (someone or something)
- at the hands of somebody
- at the hands of someone
- avocado hand
- back of one's hand
- back of one's hand, to give (someone) the
- bare hands, with one's
- be a dab hand
- be a dab hand at
- be a dab hand at something/at doing something
- be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
- be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
- be able to count somebody/something on one hand
- be dealt a bad hand
- be good with (one's) hands
- be good with your hands
- be hand and foot to (one)
- be in (one's) hands
- be in good hands
- be in hand
- be in safe hands
- be like putty in (one's) hands
- be like putty in someone's hands
- be on hand
- be out of (one's) hands
- be putty in (one's) hands
- be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
- be rubbing your hands
- be rubbing your hands with glee
- be wringing (one's) hands
- be wringing your hands
- bear a hand
- beat (one) hands down
- big hand
- bind (one) hand and foot
- bind someone hand and foot
- bind/tie somebody hand and foot
- bird in the hand
- bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- bird in the hand, a
- bite the hand that feeds
- bite the hand that feeds (you)
- bite the hand that feeds one
- bite the hand that feeds you
- bite the hand that feeds you, to
- bottom hand
- bound hand and foot
- by (one's) own fair hand(s)
- by (one's) own hand
- by a show of hands
- by hand
- can count on the fingers of one hand
- can/could count (something) on the fingers of one hand
- can't find (one's) butt with both hands
- can't find (one's) butt with both hands in broad daylight
- can't find butt with both hands
- can't find one's butt with both hands
- can't find one's butt with both hands in broad daylight
- can't keep (one's) hands off (someone)
- can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
- can't see hand in front of face
- cap in hand
- carry fire in one hand and water in the other
- cash in hand
- catch (one) with (one's) hand in the cookie jar
- catch (one) with (one's) hand in the till
- catch someone with their hand in the cookie jar
- caught with (one's) hand in the cookie jar
- change hands
- clean hands
- clean hands, have
- close at hand
- close only counts in horseshoes (and hand grenades)
- close to hand
- cold hands, warm heart
- come cap in hand
- come to hand
- come with clean hands
- copy out (by hand)
- could (do something) with one hand tied behind (one's) back
- Could I have a hand (with something)?
- count something on the fingers of one hand
- cup (one's) hands together
- cup hands together
- Dead Man's Hand
- deal (one) a bad hand
- deal a/the hand
- deal in
- devil finds work for idle hands to do
- die by (one's) own hand
- die by own hand
- dirty (one's) hands
- dirty one's hands
- dishpan hands
- dismiss (someone or something) out of hand
- do something with one hand behind your back
- don't bite the hand that feeds (you)
- don't hand me that line
- don't hand me that story
- down on (one's) hands and knees
- eat out of (one's) hand
- eat out of hand
- eat out of someone's hand
- eat out of someone's hand, to
- eat out of the palm of (one's) hand
- exist (from) hand to mouth
- extend a/(one's) hand
- extra pair of hands
- fall into (someone's or something's) hands
- fall into somebody's hands/the hands of somebody
- fall into someone's hands
- fall into the hands of (someone)
- fall into the wrong hands
- fall on a/the grenade
- feed someone a line
- fill (one's) hand
- find (one) with (one's) hand in the till
- firm hand
- firm hand on the tiller
- first hand
- fling (one's) hands up
- fling (one's) hands up in (some emotion)
- fling up (one's) hands
- fling up (one's) hands in (some emotion)
- fold (one's) hands
- fold hands
- force (one's) hand
- force hand
- force somebody's hand
- force someone's hand
- free hand
- from hand to hand
- from my cold, dead hands
- full hand
- gain the upper hand
- get (one's) hand in (something)
- get (one's) hands dirty
- get (one's) hands off (of) (something or someone)
- get (one's) hands on (someone)
- get (one's) hands on (something)
- get a big hand
- get a free hand
- get a free hand with (something)
- get a hand (with something)
- get a hand for (something)
- get a hand on (something)
- get hands dirty and dirty hands; soil hands
- get into the wrong hands
- get out of hand
- get the glad hand
- get the upper hand
- get the upper hand of (someone or something)
- get the upper hand on (someone or something)
- get the upper hand over (someone or something)
- get the whip hand
- get your hand in
- get your hands dirty
- get your hands on someone
- get your hands on something
- get, have, etc. a free hand
- get, have, gain, etc. the upper hand
- get, have, hold, etc. the whip hand
- get/lay your hands on somebody
- get/lay your hands on something
- give (one) a big hand
- give (one) a big hand for (something)
- give (one) a free hand
- give (one) a free hand with (something)
- give (one) a hand
- give (one) a hand with (something)
- give (one) the glad hand
- give (one) the upper hand
- give (one) the upper hand of (someone or something)
- give (one) the upper hand on (someone or something)
- give (one) the upper hand over (someone or something)
- give (someone) the back of (one's) hand
- give a hand
- give a helping hand
- give somebody a big hand
- give somebody a hand
- give someone a big hand
- give someone the glad hand
- give with one hand and take away with the other
- glad hand
- glad-hand
- go cap in hand
- go cap in hand (to someone)
- go cap in hand to someone
- go hand in hand
- go hang yourself
- go hat in hand to (someone)
- go hat in hand to someone
- go to hell in a handbasket
- go to hell in a handcart
- go with hat in hand to (someone)
- grease (one's) hand
- grease someone's palm
- green hand
- HAND
- hand (one) (one's) head
- hand (one) (something)
- hand (one) (something) on a plate
- hand (one) (something) on a silver platter
- hand (one) a lemon
- hand (something) in to (one)
- hand (something) to (one) on a (silver) platter
- hand (something) to (one) on a silver platter
- hand (something) to (someone) on a plate
- hand and foot
- hand and glove
- hand and glove with (someone or something)
- hand around
- hand back
- hand back to (someone)
- hand down
- hand down from (someone) to (one)
- hand down from to
- hand in
- hand in (one's) checks
- hand in (one's) chips
- hand in (one's) dinner pail
- hand in (one's) notice
- hand in glove
- hand in glove with (someone or something)
- hand in hand
- hand in the till, with one's
- hand in your dinner pail
- Hand it over
- hand it to
- hand it to (someone)
- hand it to someone
- hand off
- hand off to (someone)
- hand on
- hand on the baton
- hand on the torch
- hand out
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hand over hand
- hand over the baton
- hand over the reins
- hand round
- hand someone a lemon
- hand someone something
- hand someone something on a plate
- hand something to somebody on a plate
- hand that rocks the cradle, the
- hand to
- hand to (one)
- hand to God
- hand to hand
- hand to mouth
- hand to mouth, exist/live from
- hand to mouth, from
- hand to on a silver platter
- hand up
- hand up (to someone)
- hand-in-glove
- hand-me-down
- hands are tied
- hands are tied, my/one's
- hands down
- hands off
- Hands off!
- hands up
- Hands up!
- hands-on
- hands-on experience
- hand-to-mouth
- handwaving
- hang noodles on my ears
- hat in hand
- hat in hand, to go/with
- have (got) to hand it to (someone)
- have (hand)writing like chicken scratch
- have (one's) fingers in the till
- have (one's) hand in (something)
- have (one's) hand in the cookie jar
- have (one's) hand in the till
- have (one's) hand on the wheel
- have (one's) hand out
- have (one's) hands full
- have (one's) hands on (something)
- have (one's) hands tied
- have (someone or something) at hand
- have (someone or something) on (one's) hands
- have (someone or something) on hand
- have (someone) eating out of (one's) hand
- have (someone) eating out of the palm of (one's) hand
- have (someone) in the palm of (one's) hand
- have (someone's) blood on (one's) hands
- have (something) in (one's) hands
- have (something) in hand
- have (something) well in hand
- have a big hand for (someone or something)
- have a big hand in (something)
- have a firm hand
- have a free hand
- have a free hand (with something)
- have a hand for (someone or something)
- have a hand in
- have a hand in (something)
- have a hand in something
- have a hand like a foot
- have a hand with (something)
- Have a nice day
- have a strong hand
- have a weak hand
- have at fingertips
- have blood on hands
- have blood on your hands
- have clean hands
- have hand in
- have hand in the till
- have hands full
- have hands tied
- have in hand
- have in hands
- have on hands
- have one's hands full
- have one's hands full, to
- have somebody eating out of your hand
- have somebody in the palm of your hand
- have someone eating out of your hand
- have someone in the palm of your hand
- have the upper hand
- have the upper hand on (someone)
- have the upper hand over (someone)
- have the whip hand
- have the winning hand
- have time on (one's) hands
- have time on hands
- have time on your hands
- have to hand it to
- have to hand it to somebody
- have to hand it to someone
- have your fingers/hand in the till
- have your hand in the till
- have your hands full
- have/take a hand in something/in doing something
- heavy hand
- heavy hand, with a
- helping hand
- hired hand
- hold (one's) hand
- hold (someone) in the palm of (one's) hand
- hold a strong hand
- hold a weak hand
- hold hand
- hold somebody's hand
- hold someone's hand
- hold the whip hand
- hold the winning hand
- I have only got one pair of hands
- I only have one pair of hands
- idle hands are the devil's playthings
- idle hands are the devil's tools
- idle hands are the devil's workshop
- if ifs and ands were pots and pans
- if ifs and ans were pots and pans
- in (one's) hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in one's hands
- in safe hands
- in safe/good hands
- in the hands of
- in the hands of (someone)
- in the hands of somebody
- in the hollow of (one's) hand
- in the hollow of your hand
- in the palm of (one's) hand
- in the palm of (someone's) hand
- in the palm of your hand
- in your hands
- iron hand
- iron hand (in a velvet glove), to rule with an
- I've only got one pair of hands
- join hands
- jump on a/the grenade
- keep (one's) hand in (something)
- keep (one's) hands clean
- keep (one's) hands off (something or someone)
- keep (one's) hands to (oneself)
- keep a firm hand (on something)
- keep a firm hand on the tiller
- keep a steady hand (on something)
- keep a steady hand on the tiller
- keep hand in
- keep hands off
- keep hands to
- keep on the left(-hand) side
- keep on the right(-hand) side
- keep one's hand in
- keep your hand in
- Keep your hands to yourself
- kings have long hands
- know (something) like the back of (one's) hand
- know (something) like the palm of (one's) hand
- know like a book
- know like the palm of hand
- know something like the back of your hand
- lay (one's) hands on (someone or something)
- lay a hand on (one)
- lay hands on
- learn about (something) firsthand
- leave (someone or something) in (one's) hands
- leave (someone or something) in the hands of (one)
- leave in hands
- left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
- left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, the
- lend (one) a hand
- lend (someone) a hand
- lend a hand
- lend a hand to (one)
- lend a hand with
- lend a hand with (something)
- lend a helping hand
- lie in
- lie in (one's) hands
- lift (one's) hand against (someone)
- lift a hand
- lift/raise a hand against somebody
- like putty in (one's) hands
- live from hand to mouth
- live hand to mouth
- lose money hand over fist
- make (something) by (one's) own fair hand(s)
- make (something) with (one's) own fair hand(s)
- make money hand over fist
- make, etc. something by/with your own fair hand
- make/lose money hand over fist
- many hands make light work
- near at hand
- near to hand
- need a firm hand
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