Expressions with "Hand"

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Word or phrase	Explanation	Example
Hand it to	To give credit to	I've got to hand it to you your exams results are fantastic.
Give smb a hand	to help smb	Can you please give your grandfather a hand with carrying his heavy luggage up the stairs?
(at) first hand	1. from the original source; directly. 2. to know something firsthand is to be directly familiar with the facts.	I prefer to hear his criticism at first hand, rather than having it passed on by my boss.
at hand	1. near; close by 2. immediately available	I like to keep my tools close at hand.
(at) second hand	1. not from the original source; indirectly 2. not new; previously used	I learned of Mary's divorce at second hand.
by hand	not by machines but with the hands	You can make these drawings by hand, but computer graphics are more efficient.
change hands	to pass from one owner to another	This house seems to change hands every other year
eat out of someone's hand	to be completely dominated by or devoted to someone	He had the press eating out of his hand.
force someone's hand	to force someone to act, or declare intentions, before he or she is ready	He didn't want to decide just then, but the board forced his hand.
from hand to hand	from one person's possession to another's	The instructions were passed from hand to hand until everyone had seen them
from hand to mouth	with just enough for immediate needs and nothing left over for the future	We simply live from hand to mouth, yet she owed us six roubles in the five months she lived with us.
hands down	without effort; easily	We won the competition hands down.
hand in glove	or hand and glove in intimate association; in close agreement or cooperation	And that sea captain must be hand in glove with them, Chiao Tai!
hand in hand	1. holding each other's hand 2. together; in cooperation or correlation	Together, hand in hand, the two of them walked into the terminal.
hand out	to distribute; deal out	Every lesson out teacher hands out a lot of material.
out of hand	out of control	The children were getting out of hand again.
helping hand	any assistance, help or aid.	Peter is always willing to lend a helping hand around the house.
on the other hand	from another point of view	On the other hand he is quite right.
hand over fist	quickly or in great quantity, especially in reference to earning money.	He earned a big sum of money hand over fist.
get or lay or put one's hands on	find, to obtain	As soon as I lay hands on the book, I'll call you
in hand	under control accessible at the present time	The police had the situation well in hand.
on hand	available; ready; in stock. close by; ready to help	The business needs to have enough cash on hand
off someone's hands	out of or removed from someone's charge, possession, or responsibility.	We hoped that once they saw the kittens they would take them off our hands
hand me down	something, esp. an article of clothing, which is used and then passed along to someone else	I hate hand-me-down clothes.

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Some idioms with hand

A bird In the hand is worth two in the bush	Don't risk losing what you have by trying to get more; it is better to value what you have than to try to get more
One can't hold two watermelons in one hand	Do not attempt to take on more than you can handle
Caught with one's hand in the cookie jar	Observed or apprehended while committing a theft, especially while embezzling money.
Know like the back of one's hand	To be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.
Biting the hand that feeds you	Hurt the one who has been helping you

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