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put into the hands of — index deliver Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put\ one's\ hands\ on — • lay one s hands on • get one s hands on • put one s hands on v. phr. 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. If I ever lay my hands on that boy he ll be sorry. Compare: lay a finger on 2. To get possession of. He was unable to lay his… … Словарь американских идиом
The Hands of Che Guevara — Infobox Film name = The Hands of Che Guevara image size = caption = director = Peter De Kock producer = writer = narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 2005 runtime = country = language = budget =… … Wikipedia
put one's hands up — vb to surrender, give in, confess. A euphe mism popular among the British police and underworld. ► It was brilliant. He couldn t believe it. He had to put his hands up. Yes I did that one by subterfuge. (Police officer quoted in Inside the… … Contemporary slang
To clap the hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To wash the hands of — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put to the sword — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put forth the hand against — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manos: The Hands of Fate — Newspaper ad for Gala Premiere in El Paso on November 15, 1966 Directed by Harold P. Warren … Wikipedia
in the hands of sb — ► being dealt with or looked after by a particular person or group of people: leave/put sth in the hands of sb »The document is important because it puts the decisions in the hands of management. ► controlled or owned by a particular person or… … Financial and business terms
