fold hands
fold (one's) hands
To interlace the fingers of one's hands, with both palms facing each other. I sat down, folded my hands, and tried my best to look confident as I waited for the CEO to come in.
See also: fold, hand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fold one's hands
to bring one's hands together, palm to palm, with the fingers interlocking; to grasp one's hands together, palm to palm, perpendicular to one another. Please fold your hands and put them on the table while the teacher reads you a story. Please fold your hands and be quiet.
See also: fold, hand
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- fold (one's) hands
- put (one's) hands up
- stand on (one's) hands
- out of (one's) hands
- out of hands
- out of somebody's hands
- out of your hands
- have (one's) hands on (something)
- wash your hands