change hands »
To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.
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clean up »
To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
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cold hands, warm heart »
Implies inner beauty; a caring person; warm-hearted
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Cold hands, warm heart; Dirty feet, no sweetheart! »
A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.
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dishpan hands »
Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.
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field day »
Top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.
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from my cold, dead hands »
A statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.
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get one's hands on »
To get; to obtain; to secure.
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golden handshake »
A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.
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hand in hand »
Holding or clasping hands.
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hands down »
Without much effort; easily.
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hands down »
Without question[2].
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have one's hands full »
To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.
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hit the rock »
To make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.
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jump rope »
The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
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lay hands on »
To find, obtain or procure.
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many hands make light work »
A large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.
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on all fours »
On one's hands and knees.
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on one's hands »
Being one's liability or responsibility; with which one is lumbered.
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press the flesh »
To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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put one's hands together »
To clap; to applaud.
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put your hands together »
Clap; applaud.
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sit on one's hands »
Or situation.
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slippery as an eel »
So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.
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there but for the grace of God go I »
A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.
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throw up »
To display a gang sign using the hands.
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tie someone's hands »
To render one powerless to act, to thwart someone.
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wash one's hands of »
To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.
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wash up »
To wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.
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wring out »
To squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
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