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hands

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plural noun

power or keeping
your welfare is in his hands
Also calledhandling soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm
change hands
to pass from the possession of one person or group to another
clean hands
freedom from guilt
hands down
without effort; easily
hands off
do not touch or interfere
hands up!
raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc
have one's hands full
1. to be completely occupied
2. to be beset with problems
have one's hands tied
to be wholly unable to act
in good hands
in protective care
join hands
See join
lay hands on or lay hands upon
1. to seize or get possession of
2. to beat up; assault
3. to find
  I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere
4. Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands
off one's hands
for which one is no longer responsible
on one's hands
1. for which one is responsible
  I've got too much on my hands to help
2. to spare
  time on my hands
out of one's hands
no longer one's responsibility
throw up one's hands
to give up in despair
wash one's hands of
to have nothing more to do with

Hands

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HandsTerence David1941MBritishTHEATRE: theatre director Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

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