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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Serenity	sə-REN-i-tee	English (Modern)
Irenaeus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Laurence (2)	lo-RAWNS	French
Naomi	['neiəmi]
Mina (1)	MEE-nə (English), MEE-nah (Dutch, Limburgish)	English, Dutch, Limburgish
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian