give somebody a hand
give (someone or something) a hand
1. To help someone with something. 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! No, Billy can't babysit, he's giving me a hand with my car today.
2. To applaud someone or something. Wasn't that a great performance? Let's give them a hand, ladies and gentlemen!
See also: give, hand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give somebody a ˈhand (with something)
help somebody to do something: I can’t lift this piano on my own. Can you give me a hand, Carlos? Let me give you a hand with these suitcases.See also: give, hand, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- brief (someone) about (someone or something)
- brief about
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- be/have done with somebody/something
- bargain
- bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
- a dog in the manger