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