bear a hand



bear a hand

1. To contribute or assist; lend a hand. Jim is great, he's always willing to bear a hand with any housework that needs doing.
2. chiefly nautical An imperative to help with, work on, or do something quickly and at once. Bear a hand, men! We don't want to be here all day.
See also: bear, hand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iael-Biblical Greek
Barend-Dutch
Sexton['sekstən]
Miloslava-Czech, Medieval Slavic
MarshalMAHR-shəlEnglish
Marlenamahr-LEEN-ə (English), mahr-LE-nah (Polish)English, Polish