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hand

all hands the entire crew of a ship.

☞ A US variant of this phrase is all hands and the cook, meaning 'absolutely everyone available', since the cook would not normally be expected to do the work of other team members except in cases of dire emergency.

all hands to the pumps used to indicate that everyone is urgently needed to help out in an emergency.

☞ The expression originated in nautical parlance, and hand in that context means 'a member of the crew'.

2009Loz Flowersblah blah flowers With just the three biggest libraries in the Borough open today we had an all hands to the pumps atmosphere.

at first hand: seefirst.

at second hand: seesecond.

be a dab hand at: seedab.

bind (or tie) someone hand and foot severely restrict someone's freedom to act or make decisions.

a bird in hand: seebird.

bite the hand that feeds you: seebite.

cap in hand: seecap.

cash in hand: seecash.

change hands: seechange.

do something with one hand (tied) behind your back do something easily.

a firm hand: seefirm.

force someone's hand: seeforce.

a free hand: seefree.

get (or keep) your hand in become (or remain) practiced in something.

get (or lay) your hands on find or get (something).

get your hands dirty: seedirty.

give (or lend) a hand assist in an action or enterprise.

give someone the glad hand: seeglad.

go hand in hand be closely associated (with each other).

hand in your dinner pail: seedinner.

hand in glove in close collusion or association.

☞ This phrase appeared earlier (in the late 17th century) as hand and glove; the current form gained ground from the late 18th century.

hand in hand

1 (of two people) with hands joined, especially as a mark of affection.

2 closely associated or connected.

❷ 2014Telegraph Cure's staff also try educate young mothers to eat healthily and take folic acid to avoid spina bifida in their babies, which sometimes goes hand in hand with hydrocephalus.

hand on the torch: seetorch.

a hand's turn a stroke of work. informal

1982Rodney HallJust Relations Rich was she? A wallowing pig in jewels and wicked money she never did a hand's turn to earn for herself?

hand to hand (of fighting) at close quarters.

(from) hand to mouth satisfying only your immediate needs because of lack of money for future plans and investments.

1960Lynne Reid BanksThe L-Shaped Room I'm twenty-eight years old and I'm still living from hand to mouth like a bloody tramp.

hands down (especially of winning) easily and decisively.

☞ Originally a horse-racing expression, win hands down meant that a jockey was so certain of victory in the closing stages of a race that he could lower his hands, thereby relaxing his hold on the reins and ceasing to urge on his horse.

hands off! used to warn someone against touching or interfering with something.

have blood on your hands: seeblood.

have clean hands: seeclean.

have to hand it to someone used to acknowledge the merit or achievement of someone.

2001DVD Verdict You've got to hand it to the people at Universal; they took a very fair and decent approach to their upcoming Jurassic Park trilogy box set.

have the upper hand: seeupper.

have your hands full have as much work needing to be done as you can do

have your hands tied be unable to act freely

have your hand in the till: see have your fingers in the till attill.

have someone in the palm of your hand: seepalm.

hold someone's hand give a person comfort, guidance, or moral support in a sad or difficult situation.

I have only got one pair of hands: seepair.

an iron hand in a velvet glove: seeiron.

make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly or in very large quantities. informal

☞ This phrase first appeared in the mid 18th century as hand over hand. Found in nautical contexts, it referred to the movement of a person's hands when rapidly climbing a rope or hauling it in. By the mid 19th century, hand over hand was being used to mean 'advancing continuously and rapidly', especially of one ship pursuing another. Hand over fist is first recorded in the early 19th century, also in a nautical context, but it was soon used more generally to indicate speed, especially in the handling of money.

2013Eric S. RaymondArmed & Dangerous It doesn't matter that Android is now the #1-selling smartphone in the U.S. and worldwide, Apple is making money hand over fist.

on (or off) someone's hands having (or not having) to be dealt with or looked after by the person specified.

overplay your hand: seeoverplay.

pair of hands: seepair.

play into someone's hands act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage.

put your hand in your pocket: seepocket.

put your hands together applaud.

put your hand(s) up raise your hand(s) in surrender, to signify assent or participation, or as an admission of culpability.

2012CNN transcripts All the other riders that were doping in this era have put their hands up. They all want to fix the sport and move on. But I don't know if Lance Armstrong's ever going to put his hands up.

the right hand doesn't know what the left hand's doing there is a state of confusion or a failure of communication within a group or organization.

rub your hands: seerub.

a safe pair of hands: seesafe.

set (or put) your hand to start work on.

☞ A fuller version of this phrase is set your hand to the plough, which alludes to Luke 9:62: 'No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God'.

show your hand: seeshow.

sit on your hands: seesit.

stay someone's hand: seestay.

strengthen someone's hand: seestrengthen.

take a hand in become influential in determining something; intervene.

1988Shetland Times The amenity trust is also taking a hand in restoring two old gravestones in the Ollaberry kirkyard.

take someone or something in hand take someone or something under your control, especially in order to improve them.

take your courage in both hands: seecourage.

take your life in your hands: seelife.

talk (or tell it) to the hand used to express dismissive disregard of, or indifference to, what a person has said or is saying, or to implore a person to stop speaking. US

☞ The idea is also more fully expressed as talk (or tell it) to the hand because the face isn't listening (or doesn't understand, etc.). It is typically uttered with a hand outstretched and the palm facing the person addressed.

throw your hand in give up; withdraw from a contest.

☞ In card games, especially poker, if you throw your hand in you retire from the game.

tip your hand: seetip.

try your hand: seetry.

turn your hand to something undertake an activity different from your usual occupation.

2013New Zealand Herald A former All White's skipper is finding success off the soccer pitch as he turns his hand to the world of business.

wait on someone hand and foot attend to all of someone's needs or requests, especially when this is regarded as unreasonable.

1955L. P. HartleyA Perfect Woman He has everything he wants and servants who wait on him hand and foot.

wash your hands (of): seewash.

the whip hand: seewhip.

with one hand (tied) behind your back

1 with serious limitations or restrictions.

2 used to indicate that you could do something without any difficulty.

with your hand in the cookie jar: seecookie.

wring your hands: seewring.

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