📒 the part of the body at the end of the arm, including the fingers and thumb
📒 using the hand or number of hands mentioned
📒 help in doing something
📒 the part or role that somebody/something plays in a particular situation; somebody’s influence in a situation
📒 a part of a clock or watch that points to the numbers
📒 a person who does physical work on a farm or in a factory
📒 a sailor on a ship
📒 by a person rather than a machine
📒 a set of playing cards given to one player in a game
📒 one stage of a game of cards
📒 a particular style of writing
📒 a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to 4 inches or 10.16 centimetres
📒 everyone helps or must help, especially in a difficult situation
📒 close to you in time or distance
📒 if you experience something at the hands of somebody, they are the cause of it
📒 to show skill at making or doing things with your hands
📒 to tie somebody’s hands and feet together so that they cannot move or escape
📒 to prevent somebody from doing what they want by creating rules, limits, etc.
📒 it is better to keep something that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more
📒 to harm somebody who has helped you or supported you
📒 by a person rather than a machine
📒 if a letter is delivered by hand, it is delivered by the person who wrote it, or somebody who is sent by them, rather than by post
📒 if you pay for goods and services cash in hand, you pay in cash, especially so that the person being paid can avoid paying tax on the amount
📒 to pass to a different owner
📒 near; in a place where somebody/something can be reached easily
📒 an influence that controls or limits something
📒 people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
📒 to trust somebody and be willing to do what they say
📒 to become controlled by somebody
📒 strong control or discipline
📒 by experiencing, seeing, etc. something yourself rather than being told about it by somebody else
📒 to bring or hold your hands together
📒 to make somebody do something that they do not want to do or make them do it sooner than they had intended
📒 to get an advantage over somebody so that you are in control of a particular situation
📒 to do physical work
📒 to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions
📒 to show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands; to be applauded in this way
📒 to help somebody
📒 to ask somebody for something, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important
📒 permission to marry somebody, especially a woman
📒 working closely with somebody, especially in a secret and/or illegal way
📒 if two people are hand in hand, they are holding each other’s hand
📒 if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected and one thing causes the other
📒 easily and without any doubt
📒 used to tell somebody not to touch something/somebody
📒 used to tell a group of people to raise one hand in the air if they know the answer to a question, etc.
📒 used by somebody who is threatening people with a gun to tell them to raise both hands in the air
📒 to be responsible for somebody’s death
📒 to be very busy or too busy to do something else
📒 to be unable to do what you want to do because of rules, promises, etc.
📒 to have complete control or influence over somebody
📒 to have nothing to do or not be busy
📒 to be in a position where you have power or control over somebody/something
📒 a way of doing something or of treating people that is much stronger and less sensitive than it needs to be
📒 to give somebody support in a difficult situation
📒 to admit that you have made a mistake or are responsible for something bad
📒 being taken care of or dealt with by somebody that you think you can rely on
📒 if you have time or money in hand, it is left and available to be used
📒 if you have a particular situation in hand, you are in control of it
📒 the job, question, etc. in hand is the one that you are dealing with
📒 if somebody works a week, month, etc. in hand, they are paid for the work a week, etc. after they have completed it
📒 being taken care of or controlled by somebody
📒 being taken care of well by somebody
📒 if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove).
📒 used to say that you are too busy to do anything else
📒 if two people join hands, they hold each other’s hands
📒 to work together in doing something
📒 to occasionally do something that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it
📒 to be very familiar with somebody/something
📒 to catch somebody that you are annoyed with
📒 to find or get something
📒 to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money
📒 to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities
📒 used to say that a job is made easier if a lot of people help
📒 to do no work
📒 to do nothing to help somebody
📒 to hold out your hand for somebody to shake
📒 no longer your responsibility
📒 on both/all sides; in both/all directions
📒 available, especially to help
📒 if you have somebody/something on your hands, you are responsible for or have to deal with them/it
📒 used to introduce different points of view, ideas, etc., especially when they are opposites
📒 difficult or impossible to control
📒 if you reject, etc. something out of hand, you do so immediately without thinking about it fully or listening to other people’s arguments
📒 no longer your responsibility
📒 to fail to achieve success by judging your position to be stronger than it really is
📒 a person who can do, or is doing, a job
📒 to do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation
📒 to spend money or give it to somebody
📒 easily controlled or influenced by another person
📒 to hit or threaten to hit somebody
📒 a person that you can trust to do a job well
📒 by being told about something by somebody else who has seen it or heard about it, not by experiencing, seeing, etc. it yourself
📒 to make your plans or intentions known
📒 a way of voting for or against something in which people raise their hands to vote
📒 to stop yourself from doing something; to prevent you from doing something
📒 to make yourself do something that you are afraid of
📒 to deal with somebody in a strict way in order to improve their behaviour
📒 to deal with a particular situation yourself because you are not happy with the way that others are dealing with it
📒 to do something illegal in order to punish somebody for doing something wrong, instead of letting the police deal with them
📒 to risk being killed
📒 to stop doing something or taking part in something, especially because you are not successful
📒 to raise both hands in the air to show that you are feeling annoyed or upset about something
📒 that you can reach or get easily
📒 to do something such as an activity or a sport for the first time
📒 to start doing something or be able to do something, especially when you do it well
📒 to take care of somebody’s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
📒 to refuse to be responsible for or involved with somebody/something
📒 to win something very easily
📒 to press somebody’s hand very hard when you shake hands
📒 to hold your hands together, and twist and press them together in a way that shows you are anxious or upset, especially when you cannot change the situation