fling (one's) hands up
fling (one's) hands up
To toss or jerk one's hands upward, typically to convey some emotion. As the kids ran around the room shrieking, Mom just flung her hands up and shook her head. I can't hear what they're saying, but it looks like Dad just flung his hands up in anger, so that's not a good sign.
See also: fling, hand, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- fling up (one's) hands
- fling up (one's) hands in (some emotion)
- fling (one's) hands up in (some emotion)
- wash (one's) hands
- wash your hands
- put (one's) hands up
- out of (one's) hands
- out of hands
- out of somebody's hands
- out of your hands