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
Dejana-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Maximillianmak-si-MIL-ee-ən, mak-si-MIL-yənEnglish
Diannedee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)French, English
DiederikDEE-də-rikDutch
WandaVAHN-dah (Polish), WAHN-də (English)Polish, English, German, French
Valli-Hinduism