{"id":72854,"date":"2019-11-12T06:32:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T06:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72854"},"modified":"2019-11-12T06:32:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T06:32:17","slug":"hand-idioms-english-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/hand-idioms-english-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Idioms | English Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following idioms are formed with the word hand. Each idiom is followed by its meaning \/ definition and example sentences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At hand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When something is at hand, it is very close to you and easy to reach.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t worry. Help is at hand if you need it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Close at hand \/ near at hand <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I always keep a dictionary close at hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>At the hands of someone <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The French suffered defeat at the hands of the English. (= The English defeated the French.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cat died at the hands of the cruel boy. (= The cruel boy killed the cat.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>First\/second\/third hand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you experience something first hand, you experience it yourself. If you experience something second hand or third hand, you hear about it from someone else.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She has experienced poverty first hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Get \/ lay your hands on something<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To lay your hands on something is to obtain it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She has read every book she could lay her hands on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go hand in hand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When things go hand in hand, they happen or exist together.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poverty and suffering go hand in hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hand in glove<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To work hand in glove with someone is to work very closely with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hand over fist<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you earn money hand over fist, you earn a lot of it. If you spend money hand over fist, you spend a lot of it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Someone\u2019s hands are tied<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When your hands are tied, you can\u2019t do what you want to do because something such as a rule prevents you from doing it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I really wanted to help him, but unfortunately my hands were tied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have a hand in something<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To have a hand in something is to help to make something happen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The police suspect that he has a hand in the robbery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have someone\/something on your hands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you have something on your hands, you have a problem that must deal with.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have quite a problem on your hands.<\/li>\n<li>If he does what he says, then we will soon have a lawsuit on our hands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have time on your hands <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He must have a lot of time on his hands. He is always on Facebook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have your hands full<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you have your hands full, you are extremely busy with a difficult job.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sorry, I can\u2019t help you at the moment. I have my hands full.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Get out of hand = become uncontrollable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We decided to leave before things got out of hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Turn your hand to something<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you turn your hand to something, you start doing something new.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The former model has now turned his hand to acting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following idioms are formed with the word hand. Each idiom is followed by its meaning \/ definition and example sentences. 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