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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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noun

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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Some brandished selfie sticks, others clutched their rosaries or their children's hands.

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On top of that, he's put the U.S. military in the hands of a weekend TV show host so out of his depth that even his closest allies are abandoning ship.

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"He put his hands on me, I told him not to," Anthony said, according to the police report.

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In a series of editorials in Australian newspapers, China's ambassador to Canberra lambasted Washington's approach to global trade, and called on Australia to "join hands" with Beijing - something that Albanese quickly rejected.

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She laid on hands and people said they were healed.

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