lay+hands+on
101To have one's hands full — 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 …
102To strike 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 …
103To 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 …
104laying on of hands — lay′ing on′ of hands′ n. 1) rel a rite in which a cleric s hands touch the person to be ordained, healed, etc 2) hlc the placing of the hands, as of a faith healer, upon a person to be cured • Etymology: 1490–1500 …
105get your hands on somebody — lay/get your ˈhands on sb idiom to catch sb that you are annoyed with • Wait till I get my hands on him! Main entry: ↑handidiom …
106To lie on one's hands — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …
107get your hands on something — get/lay/your hands on something phrase to manage to obtain something I couldn’t lay my hands on a copy of the book. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym Main entry: hand * * * lay/get your ˈhands on sth …
108laying on of hands — Throughout church history the laying on of hands the purposeful and symbolic touching of one Christian by another has been used for a variety of purposes. It can be a formal public acknowledgment that the church is commissioning a member for… …
109get/lay your hands on — to find, get, or control (someone or something) I m still trying to lay my hands on my car keys. He couldn t wait to get his hands on her money. Wait until I get my hands on you. [=you will be in trouble when I catch you] • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …
110get (your) hands on (something) — get/lay (your) hands on (something) to succeed in obtaining something. As a kid I read anything I could lay my hands on. If you ever get your hands on a copy, I d love to have a look …
