get a hand (with something)

To receive assistance (with some task or activity). Tommy has been has been having trouble with his math homework, so he's getting a hand from my brother-in-law. Could I get a hand with these boxes? They're too heavy to carry alone!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Puteri	-	Malay
Mildred	['mildrid]
Iapheth	-	Biblical Greek
Sanjay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Agamemnon	ag-ə-MEM-nahn (English)	Greek Mythology
Gisbert	GEES-bert (German)	German, Ancient Germanic