strolled past holding hands. — M A7        7 II 7 ££

Mo 0 Give me your hand (= hold my hand) while we cross the road. 0 The crowd threw

up their hands (= lifted them into the air) in dismay. 1$ 0 He killed the snake with his bare hands (= using only his hands). jlklfc7?§7tT4E73P^ 46 o O a hand towel (= a small towel for drying your hands on) W. 7 (ft 7 7 ft 0 a hand drill (= one that is used by turning a handle rather than powered by elec­tricity) 7^46 — picture o body — see also left-hand (2), right-hand(2)

►                -HANDED 7 2 (in adjectives W&MWM) using the

hand or number of hands mentioned    • • -7 [ft; 7 •• • H

7(ft: a one-handed catch    left-handed scis­

sors (= intended to be held in your left hand) {AX 7 111

wmn

►                HELP 3 a hand [sing.] (informal) help in doing sth 7 fl/j ; Kj : Let me give you a hand with those bags (= help you to carry them). 4itA7#4?SPiil1ilnEo 0 Do you need a hand with those invoices?

? 0 The neighbours are always willing to lend

ahand.

►                ROLE IN SITUATION 4 [sing] ~ in sth the part or role

that sb/sth plays in a particular situation; sb’s influence in a situation 7      ; 77; fiPft: Early reports suggest

the hand of rebel forces in the bombings. M(&^^}fi77'j§7^o 0 Several of his colleagues had a hand in his downfall. o ^7if

7 0 o This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions.

►                ON CLOCK/WATCH 7|> A 5 [C] (usually in compounds ii#

n'isl) a part of a clock or watch that points to the numbers wff — picture o clock — see also hour

HAND, MINUTE HAND, SECOND HAND

►                WORKER X A 6 [C] a person who does physical work on

a farm or in a factory (   ) 77/X

A —see also chargehand, farmhand, hired hand,

STAGEHAND

►                SAILOR f1 7 [C] a sailor on a ship : All hands on

deck!        7fe±H'n ! — see also deckhand

►                HAND- fl 8 (in compounds t^I'ni^) by a person rather than a machine 7 X: hand-painted pottery 7

0 hand-knitted 7X^11R(ft 0 This item should be hand washed. M if np fc 7 7 o — see also hand­made

►                IN CARD GAMES 7 '11' Wf 9 [C] a set of PLAYING CARDS given to one player in a game ( X*qiM#(ft ) —7S$: to be dealt a good/bad hand # fij — 7 Iff / DF

—                 picture o playing card 10 [c] one stage of a game

of cards ( £ft!if#i?>$;(ft ) — &: I’ll have to leave after this hand.      WmitT.

►                WRITING 7 f 11 [sing.] (old use) a particular style of writing 7 A — see also freehand

►                MEASUREMENT FOR HORSE !{, (ft ;!] 1 12 [C] a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to 4 inches or 10.16 centimetres -7Z% (M WftJt(ft7M,

10.16M7)

—                 see also dab hand, old hand, second-hand, underhand ll»MI all .hands on deck (also all .hands to the 'pump) (saying, humorous) everyone helps or must help, especially in a difficult situation

7 f±i $]: There are 30 people coming to dinner tonight, so it’s all hands on deck. 30 AAfe'Sx

7#J ^ Xo (close/near) at 'hand close to you in time or distance ( 4N‘|0]^t£Er^± ) HM: Help was at hand.

0 The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand.        ,

at *he hands of sb I at sb’s hands (formal) if you experience sth at the hands of sb, they are the cause ofit^A^S; 7 ft ^ A £ 7 be good with your 'hands to be skilful at making or doing things with your hands A j$l B bind/tie sb hand and ‘foot i to tie sb’s hands and feet together so that they cannot move or escape fffi 7 A (ft 7 P 2 to prevent sb from doing what they want by creating rules, restrictions, etc. 7 & & fil $1111 fM       A bV 'hand

1 by a person rather than a machine 7X: The fabric was painted by hand. M7£R on 117^(17 2 if a letter is

elivered by hand, it is delivered by the person who wrote it, or sb who is sent by them, rather than by post/mail ( fgft ) 77A)li£ fall into sb’s

'hands/the 'hands of sb (formal) to become controlled by sb U 7 K A ; $ A S U : The town fell into enemy hands. j§|5 7 7 IS M 3\ ffc A 7 £ 7 0 0 We don’t want this document falling into the wrong hands. 7 Cl 7*J7M{«m£'«J7A74o (at) first 'hand by experiencing, seeing, etc. sth yourself rather than being told about it by sb else H — 7; 7ft: The President visited the area to see the devastation at first hand. & i% get your 'hands dirty to do physical work ftfe 7 f] X if; 7 fl zj/j: He’s not fright­ened of getting his hands dirty, ftfe 7 'ffi 7 tl $r zb 0 sb>s 'hand (in marriage) (old-fashioned) permission to marry sb, especially a woman   He

asked the general for his daughter’s hand in marriage. #, iijfc#74E&JLi7E£nfife0 .hand in 'glove (with sb) working closely with sb, especially in a secret and/or illegal way [Sj % A 8? W if if ( it 1b AJ £r ) .hand in hand i if two people are hand in hand, they are holding each other’s hand 7  7 2 if two things go

hand in hand, they are closely connected and one thing causes the other #J A §£; 4X77: Poverty and poor health often go hand in hand.

W 17 7 A % o (get/take your) .hands ‘off (sth/sb) (informal) used to tell sb not to touch sth/sb ( -np7 ) £'1 ® A: Get your hands off my wife!

7! 0 Hey, hands off! That’s my drink! i®, $ij^! gPJi .hands 'up! (informal) 1 used to tell a group of people to raise one hand in the air if they know the answer to a question, etc. 7X (    ) : Hands up all

those who want to go swimming. 4! A (ft A 7 7 0 2 used by sb who is threatening people with a gun to tell them to raise both hands in the air 77 ( SI# ) have your hands full to be very busy or too busy to do sth else -|t t#.7 if S:; JEZ ® 7       : She certainly has

her hands full with four kids in the house. ^ It If 07 ^7,      have your'hands tied to be

unable to do what you want to do because of rules, promises, etc. I!J $!J ^: I really wish I could help but my hands are tied. S(ftfilSl7jfc,            hold

sb’s hand to give sb support in a difficult situation ( ISatAt )   A—IE: Do you want me

to come along and hold your hand? /ffti(Sil:ilcMA7#C-' in sb’s capable, safe, etc. hands being taken care of or dealt with by sb that you think you can rely on & nffg-ff (ft AftH (       ) : Can I leave these

queries in your capable hands?

^M-ilSIlR]? <n 'hand 1 if you have time or money in hand, it is left and available to be used 47A;

7 2 if you have a particular situation in hand, you are in control of it 47 H 7; 4C?fff|J7 3 the job, question, etc. in hand is the one that you are dealing with IE 4 4 if sb works a week, month, etc. in hand, they are paid for the work a week, etc. after they have completed it (       M % ) §5$lX^ in the hands

of sb | in sb’s 'hands being taken care of or controlled by sb X ^ A M 44; X 7 A42 ffrl: The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer. o At that time, the castle was in enemy hands.

45fcA770 keep your hand in to occasionally do sth that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it   : She retired last

year but still teaches the odd class to keep her hand in. M A7iltt7, U®fc'&±n, lay/get

your hands on sb to catch sb that you are annoyed with fg fi fA if 7 ft W A: Wait till I get my hands on him!      lay/get your 'hands on sth to

find or get sth 4fiJ / j# 3\ 7 f)}: I know their address is here somewhere, but I can’t lay my hands on it right now. $MfM1(fti&iii:sM4M&JL, Um fij0 many hands make light 'work (saying) used to say that a job is made easier if a lot of people help A ^ l0tA7^A^iinotdoa hand’s 'turn (old- fashioned) to do no work ff        She hasn’t done

a hand’s turn all week. MI4]Xllll-^li$]o your 'hands no longer your responsibility 774^ ADI In on