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hand someone something

Fig. to tell someone something; to tell someone nonsense. Don't hand me that stuff! That's silly! She handed me a line about being a famous author.

HAND

verb

See Have a nice day

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• (from) hand to mouth
• (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch
• (someone's) hands are full
• a bird in the hand
• a fine Italian hand
• a firm hand on the tiller
• a hand in
• a hand with
• a hand-me-down
• a helping hand
• a hot hand
• a safe pair of hands
• all hands and the cook
• all hands on deck
• all hands to the pumps
• an iron fist in a velvet glove
• an iron hand in a velvet glove
• an old hand
• at first hand
• at hand
• at second hand
• at the hand of
• at the hands of
• back of (one's) hand
• back of one's hand
• bare hands, with one's
• be a dab hand
• be in (one's) hands
• be in hand
• be in hands
• be in safe hands
• be on hand
• be out of (one's) hands
• be out of hands
• be putty in hands
• bear a hand
• big hand
• bird in the hand
• bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• bite the hand that feeds
• bite the hand that feeds one
• bite the hand that feeds you
• bottom hand
• bound hand and foot
• by (one's) own hand
• by a show of hands
• by hand
• can count on the fingers of one hand
• can’t find one’s butt with both hands
• can’t find one’s butt with both hands in broad daylight
• can't find butt with both hands
• can't keep hands off
• can't see hand in front of face
• cap in hand
• carry fire in one hand and water in the other
• caught with (one's) hand in the cookie jar
• change hands
• clean hands, have
• close at hand
• Cold hands, warm heart
• come cap in hand
• could do with one arm tied behind back
• cup hands together
• Dead Man's Hand
• deal in
• devil finds work for idle hands to do
• die by own hand
• dirty hands
• dirty one's hands
• dishpan hands
• don't bite the hand that feeds (you)
• don't hand me that line
• don't hand me that story
• eat out of hand
• eat out of someone's hand
• extra pair of hands
• fall into hands
• fall into the wrong hands
• feed someone a line
• fill (one's) hand
• firm hand
• firm hand on the tiller
• first hand
• fold hands
• force (one's) hand
• force hand
• force someone's hand
• free hand
• from hand to hand
• from my cold, dead hands
• gain the upper hand
• get (one's) hands dirty
• get (one's) hands on (someone)
• get (one's) hands on (something)
• get a hand (with something)
• get a hand on (something)
• get hands dirty
• get hands dirty and dirty hands; soil hands
• get hands on
• get into the wrong hands
• get out of hand
• get the upper hand
• give (one) a hand
• give (someone) the back of (one's) hand
• give a free hand
• give a hand
• give to on a plate
• give to on a platter
• glad hand
• glad-hand
• go hand in hand
• go hang yourself
• grease (one's) hand
• grease someone's palm
• hand
• hand (one) (one's) head
• hand (something) to (someone) on a plate
• hand and foot
• hand around
• hand back
• hand down
• hand down from to
• hand in
• hand in (something)
• hand in glove
• hand in hand
• hand in the till, with one's
• Hand it over
• hand it to
• hand it to someone
• hand job
• hand off
• hand on
• hand on the torch
• hand out
• hand over
• hand over fist
• hand over hand
• hand over the baton
• hand over the reins
• hand someone something
• hand to
• hand to hand
• hand to mouth, from
• hand to on a silver platter
• hand up
• hand with (something)
• hand-in-glove
• hand-me-down
• hands are tied
• hands down
• hands off
• Hands off!
• hands up
• Hands up!
• hands-on
• hand-to-mouth
• handwaving
• hat in hand
• have (hand)writing like chicken scratch
• have (one's) hand out
• have (one's) hands on (something)
• have (something) in (one's) hands
• have a hand in
• Have a nice day
• have at fingertips
• have blood on hands
• have clean hands
• have fingers in the till
• have hand in
• have hand in the till
• have hands full
• have hands tied
• have in hand
• have in hands
• have in the palm of hand
• have on hands
• have one's hands full
• have the upper hand
• have the whip hand
• have time on hands
• have to hand it to
• heavy hand, with a
• helping hand
• hired hand
• hold hand
• I have to hand it to
• idle hands are the devil's playthings
• idle hands are the devil's tools
• idle hands are the devil's workshop
• in good hands
• in hand
• in one's hands
• in the hands of
• in the palm of hand
• iron hand
• join hands
• keep hand in
• keep hands clean
• keep hands off
• keep hands to
• keep one's hand in
• Keep your hands to yourself
• know like a book
• know like the back of hand
• know like the palm of hand
• lay a hand on
• lay hands on
• leave in hands
• left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
• left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, the
• lend a hand
• lend a hand with
• lie in
• life is in hands
• lift a hand
• live from hand to mouth
• live hand to mouth
• Many hands make light work
• near at hand
• not lift a finger
• off hands
• off someone's hands
• old hand
• old hand at something
• on all hands
• on hand
• on one hand
• on one's hands
• on the one hand
• on the one hand...on the other hand
• on the other hand
• One hand for oneself and one for the ship
• one hand washes the other (and both wash the face)
• out of control
• out of hand
• out of hands
• overplay hand
• pass in
• pass the torch
• play into hands
• play into the hands of
• play the hand (one) is dealt
• put (one's) hand to (something)
• put (one's) hands together (for someone or something)
• put hand in pocket
• put hand on heart
• put hand to the plow
• put hand up
• put hands on
• put your hands together for someone
• putty in hands
• putty in someone's hands
• raise (one's) hand
• raise a hand
• raise a hand against
• raise hand against
• reject out of hand
• right-hand man
• rub hands
• rub one's hands
• rule with a rod of iron
• run fingers through hair
• safe pair of hands
• second hand
• set (one's) hand to
• shake hand
• shake hands
• shake hands with the unemployed
• show (someone) the back of (one's) hand
• show hand
• show of hands
• show one's hand
• sit on hands
• sit on its hands
• sit on one's hands
• sleight of hand
• soil (one's) hands
• steady hand on the tiller
• strike hands
• take a hand in
• take hands off
• take in hand
• take into own hands
• take life in hands
• take matters into own hands
• take off hands
• take someone's life
• take the law into one's hands
• take the law into own hands
• talk to the hand
• the dead hand of
• The devil finds work for idle hands
• The hand that rocks the cradle
• The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
• the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
• the matter in hand
• the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing
• thirdhand
• throw hands up
• throw hands up in horror
• throw in hand
• throw in one's hand
• throw up hands
• throw up one's hands
• tie hands
• tie one's hands
• time hangs heavy
• Time hangs heavy on hands
• time on hands
• time on one's hands
• tip hand
• tip one’s hand
• tip one's hand
• to hand
• top hand
• try hand
• try hand at
• try one's hand
• turn hand to
• turn one's hand to
• upper hand
• wait on hand and foot
• wait upon (someone) hand and foot
• wandering hands
• wash (one's) hands
• wash hands of
• wash one's hands of
• well in hand
• win hands down
• with a heavy hand
• with a high hand
• with bare hands
• with bloody hand
• with both hands
• with one arm tied behind one's back
• with one hand tied behind back
• with own fair hands
• work hand in glove with
• wring hands