a hand's turn

a hand's turn

Any amount of work. Often used in a negative construction to indicate no work at all. You haven't done a hand's turn since you moved in, so it's your job to clean the whole house this weekend! We won't do a hand's turn until we're given a pay raise.
See also: turn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a hand's turn

a stroke of work. informal
1982 Rodney Hall Just Relations Rich was she? A wallowing pig in jewels and wicked money she never did a hand's turn to earn for herself?
See also: turn
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • I've got work to do
  • hired hand
  • hired man
  • off
  • offed
  • it will never fly
  • It'll never fly
  • go about your work
  • go shares
  • hired girl