Learn useful and most common body parts expressions and idioms. These expressions and idioms with Hand in English with meaning, and example sentences will improve your daily spoken English. Below is the list of most common idioms with Hand you should learn to enlarge your vocabulary and command in spoken English.
LIST OF IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS WITH HAND IN ENGLISH WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLE SENTENCES
At Hand/handy
Meaning: Nearby
Example: I like to keep my phonebook at hand.
Meaning: Nearby
Example: I like to keep my phonebook at hand.
By Hand
Meaning: Made by a person and not a machine
Example: The rocks were carved by hand.
Meaning: Made by a person and not a machine
Example: The rocks were carved by hand.
On Hand
Meaning: Present, available
Example: Are there enough evidence on hand to arrest James Bond?
Meaning: Present, available
Example: Are there enough evidence on hand to arrest James Bond?
Out Of Hand
Meaning: Out of control
Example: This generation kids discipline has gotten out of hand.
Meaning: Out of control
Example: This generation kids discipline has gotten out of hand.
Put Your Hand In Your Pocket
Meaning: to spend money or give it to somebody
Example: I’ve heard Sumit doesn’t like putting his hand in his pocket.
Meaning: to spend money or give it to somebody
Example: I’ve heard Sumit doesn’t like putting his hand in his pocket.
First Hand
Meaning: To experience something yourself
Example: I never knew how hard it was to learn bboying, until I tried it first-hand.
Meaning: To experience something yourself
Example: I never knew how hard it was to learn bboying, until I tried it first-hand.
Second Hand
Meaning: Not from the original source/ used object
Example: Ricky advised him not to buy the second hand bike.
Meaning: Not from the original source/ used object
Example: Ricky advised him not to buy the second hand bike.
On The One Hand…on The Other Hand
Meaning: Compare two aspects of a situation
Example: On the one hand she is beautiful, and on the other hand she talks too much.
Meaning: Compare two aspects of a situation
Example: On the one hand she is beautiful, and on the other hand she talks too much.
Know Like The Back Of Your Hand
Meaning: Very well
Example: Savy lived in Toronto for 20 years – she knows the city like the back of her hand.
Meaning: Very well
Example: Savy lived in Toronto for 20 years – she knows the city like the back of her hand.
Give A Hand/ Lend A Hand
Meaning: To help somebody physically
Example: Could you lend me a hand with this furniture?
Meaning: To help somebody physically
Example: Could you lend me a hand with this furniture?
Hands Down
Meaning: Obviously, without a doubt/easily, decisively
Example: Ashish was hands-down the best student at the university.
Meaning: Obviously, without a doubt/easily, decisively
Example: Ashish was hands-down the best student at the university.
Have (Got) Your Hands Full
Meaning: To be completely busy or occupied with something
Example: Barry and Trisha have six children and four rabbits – they have certainly got their hands full.
Force Someone’s Hand
Meaning: Compel them to act prematurely or involuntarily
Example: The mob decided to riot to force the government's hand.
Meaning: Compel them to act prematurely or involuntarily
Example: The mob decided to riot to force the government's hand.
Get Your Hands Dirty
Meaning: To engage in a important activity that may not be pleasant
Example: Looks like nobody wants to get their hands dirty.
Meaning: To engage in a important activity that may not be pleasant
Example: Looks like nobody wants to get their hands dirty.
Hand Something Up
Meaning: To present it to a higher authority, such as grand jury to a judge
Example: Please hand up this coffee to Albert.
Meaning: To present it to a higher authority, such as grand jury to a judge
Example: Please hand up this coffee to Albert.
Have (Someone’s) Blood On (One’s) Hands
Meaning: To be the cause of (someone’s) death; to bear the guilt or responsibility of (someone’s) death or injury
Example: The police now have blood on their hands after their crack down on protesters turned violent.
Meaning: To be the cause of (someone’s) death; to bear the guilt or responsibility of (someone’s) death or injury
Example: The police now have blood on their hands after their crack down on protesters turned violent.
Heavy-handed
Meaning: Using too much of something in a way that can cause damage
Example: Don’t be too heavy-handed with the sugar.
Meaning: Using too much of something in a way that can cause damage
Example: Don’t be too heavy-handed with the sugar.
Underhanded
Meaning: To be deceitful
Example: I promise you there is nothing underhand about this job.
Meaning: To be deceitful
Example: I promise you there is nothing underhand about this job.
Hold/put Your Hands Up
Meaning: To admit that you have made a mistake or are responsible for something bad
Example: I have to hold my hands up and admit that some of the problems have been my own fault.
Meaning: To admit that you have made a mistake or are responsible for something bad
Example: I have to hold my hands up and admit that some of the problems have been my own fault.
In Somebody’s Capable, Safe, Etc. Hands
Meaning: Being taken care of or dealt with by somebody that you think you can rely on
Example: Can I leave this substance of high value in your safe hands?
In The Hands Of Somebody, In Somebody’s Hands
Meaning: Being taken care of or controlled by somebody
Example: The matter is now in the hands of my attorney.
Meaning: Being taken care of or controlled by somebody
Example: The matter is now in the hands of my attorney.
In Safe Hands, In The Safe Hands Of Somebody
Meaning: Being taken care of well by somebody
Example: The CoViD-19 positive patients were in the safe hands of the expert doctors.
Meaning: Being taken care of well by somebody
Example: The CoViD-19 positive patients were in the safe hands of the expert doctors.
Keep Your Hand In
Meaning: To occasionally do something that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it
Example: Ajay gave up playing guitar at concerts but still practices it to keep his hand in.
Meaning: To occasionally do something that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it
Example: Ajay gave up playing guitar at concerts but still practices it to keep his hand in.
Take Your Courage In Both Hands
Meaning: To make yourself do something that you are afraid of
Example: Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.
Meaning: To make yourself do something that you are afraid of
Example: Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.
Take The Law Into Your Own Hands
Meaning: To do something illegal in order to punish somebody for doing something wrong
Example: After a series of shootings in the area, the police are worried that residents might take the law into their own hands.
Meaning: To do something illegal in order to punish somebody for doing something wrong
Example: After a series of shootings in the area, the police are worried that residents might take the law into their own hands.
Take Your Life In Your Hands
Meaning: To risk being killed
Example: You take your life in your hands just by arguing with the city thugs.
Meaning: To risk being killed
Example: You take your life in your hands just by arguing with the city thugs.
Tip Your Hand
Meaning: To reveal a secret, especially about your own plans or opinions.
Example: The director tipped his hand on plans for his next movie.
Turn Your Hand To Something
Meaning: To start doing something or be able to do something, especially when you do it well
Example: Sweety can turn her hand to most jobs around the house.
Meaning: To start doing something or be able to do something, especially when you do it well
Example: Sweety can turn her hand to most jobs around the house.
Try Your Hand At
Meaning: Try doing something for the first time.
Meaning: Try doing something for the first time.
Example: I’ve never taken a Piano class, but I’d like to try my hand at it.
Wait On Somebody Hand And Foot
Meaning: To take care of somebody’s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
Example: He seems to expect me to wait on his hand and foot.
Meaning: To take care of somebody’s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
Example: He seems to expect me to wait on his hand and foot.
Wash Your Hands Of Somebody/something
Meaning: To refuse to be responsible for or involved with somebody/something
Example: The manager washed his hands of the whole situation and told us to solve the problem ourselves.
