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hand on

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to pass to the next in a succession

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Turn over to another, as in When you've read it, please hand it on to Sam. This term can also be used in the sense of “bequeath” (see hand down, def. 1). [Second half of 1800s]
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For starters, when the mercury hits 20C, I place the back of my hand on the pavement to check I can comfortably keep it there.

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“Secretary Noem has been clear: if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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"We all bounce off each other, but they also know when I just need a hand on the leg to be like: 'Calm down. You can breathe. You're fine. You're safe here,'" she says.

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"No one is above the law, and if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will face consequences."

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After Derwin James Jr. shouted for undrafted free agent Eric Rogers to come to the sideline after a missed assignment during a team period, it was Still who was the first to put his hand on Rogers’ shoulder to explain the play.

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