give (one) a hand



give (one) a hand

1. To help someone with something. I hope that someone will give me a hand with these bags—there's no way I'll make it to the fifth floor on my own! No, Billy can't babysit, he's giving me a hand with my car today.
2. To applaud someone or something. Wasn't that a great performance? Let's give them a hand, ladies and gentlemen!
See also: give, hand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alojzija-Slovene, Croatian
Ariehahr-YE (Jewish)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
SyntycheSIN-tə-kee (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Batya-Hebrew
KaleKAH-leHawaiian
Svetovid-Slavic Mythology