back of (one's) hand



back of (one's) hand

A display of rejection, disdain, or contempt (for a person or thing). She met their accusations with the back of her hand. I give the back of my hand to anyone who says I'm not a good parent.
See also: back, hand, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Spyridoula-Greek
Zainab-Arabic, Urdu
Eleazarel-ee-AY-zər (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ZavierZAY-vee-ər, ZAYV-yərEnglish (Modern)
Mahammad-Azerbaijani
Masoud-Arabic, Persian