have (one's) hands on (something)



have (one's) hands on (something)

1. Literally, to be touching or grasping something with one's hands. Make sure you have your hands on the wheel or you might lose control of your car!
2. To have something in one's possession. I hear Johnny has his hands on a bunch of new comic books—let's go check 'em out! We nearly had our hands on the championship, but the referee disallowed our last goal.
See also: hand, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Atuf-Arabic
Ludovicoloo-do-VEE-koItalian
Desdemonadez-də-MON-ə (English)Literature
JÓHannes-Icelandic, Faroese
Lorenciolo-REN-thyo (Spanish), lo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Medieval Spanish
MarjeMAHRJEnglish