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This week we study some more idioms that are related to the hand: Close/near at hand: very near. The accident was serious but thankfully help was near at hand. Force someone’s hand: force someone to act, make a decision etc. sooner than he may be willing to. I have not yet made up my mind to sell my land to him but he is trying to force my hand. Bond/tied hand and foot: be unable/powerless to act. The new district collector wants to do things differently but unfortunately he is bound hand and foot by the rules. Eat out of someone’s hand(s): be under someone’s influence; submit to his wishes willingly. It has not been even a week since they met but she has him eating out of her hand already. Get out of hand: cannot be controlled any more. The hotel had deployed security guards to ensure that the rowdy crowd of holiday revellers did not get out of hand. Give someone a hand: help someone do something, especially something that involves physical effort. When my father told me that he was planning to paint the house, I offered to give him a hand. Give someone a big hand: applaud someone, especially after a speech, performance etc. When Amitabh Bachchan came on the stage to receive an award, the audience gave him a big hand. Have a hand in something: be involved actively in something; be responsible for something being done. The police suspect that the servant had a hand in the robbery. (Reference: Cambridge
International Dictionary of Idioms) |
