have+a+hand

  • 81Hand brake — In cars, the hand brake (also known as the emergency brake, e brake, park brake, slide stick or parking brake) is a latching brake usually used to keep the car stationary. Automobile e brakes usually consist of a cable (usually adjustable for… …

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  • 82hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 83hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 84hand — noun 1》 the end part of the arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.     ↘[as modifier] operated by or held in the hand.     ↘[as modifier or in combination] done or made manually. 2》 a pointer on a clock or watch indicating… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 85hand — See: at hand, bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, bite the hand that feeds one, clean hands, dirty one s hands, eat out of one s hand, force one s hand, free hand, from hand to hand, glad hand, ham handed, hang heavy or hang heavy on one s …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 86hand-to-mouth — adjective providing only bare essentials a hand to mouth existence • Similar to: ↑meager, ↑meagre, ↑meagerly, ↑stingy, ↑scrimpy * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having or providing nothing to spare or having or providing bare …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 87hand — [[t]hænd[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the terminal, prehensile part of the arm in humans and higher primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpals, fingers, and thumb 2) anat. zool. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any four legged vertebrate… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 88have one's hands full — phrasal : to have in hand as much as or more than one can conveniently handle : be pressed with work, engagements, difficulties * * * have one s hands full To be preoccupied, very busy • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * have as much work as one can do …

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  • 89have — Synonyms and related words: absorb, accept, acquire, admit, affirm, allege, allow, annex, announce, annunciate, appreciate, apprehend, argue, arrange, assert, assever, asseverate, assimilate, assume, aver, avouch, avow, be acquainted with, be… …

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  • 90hand it to — {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit the excellence of; give credit or praise to. * /You have to hand it to Jim; he is very careful and hard working in all he does./ * /The teacher said, I hand it to Jane for the way she managed the Music Club. / Syn …

    Dictionary of American idioms