throw up (one's) hands
etc.
A shortening of "et cetera," a Latin phrase literally meaning "and the others," used to allude to or include other similar things without naming them directly. I didn't do much today besides housework—you know, the laundry, the dishes, etc. It's a birthday party, so we'll just have cake, ice cream, etc.
throw up (one's) hands
To submit or give up. I'm ready to throw up my hands after trying to train this unruly puppy. Don't just throw up your hands—keep trying.
See also: hand, throw, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
horror
see under throw up one's hands.
throw up one's hands
Indicate or express utter hopelessness. For example, Jim was getting nowhere so he threw up his hands and abandoned the argument. This idiom alludes to a traditional gesture for giving up.
See also: hand, throw, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
throw up (one's) hands
To indicate or express utter hopelessness: He threw up his hands and abandoned the argument.
See also: hand, throw, up
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- not be all morning
- not take all morning
- cetera
- et cetera
- et hoc genus omne
- omne
- genus
- excetera
- ekcetera
- et id genus omne