have (one's) hand out



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have (one's) hand out

To be in request, demand, or expectation of benefits, such as welfare, especially when undeserved or unneeded. You have to get a job and contribute to society. You can't just have your hand out and expect the government to provide for you all the time!
See also: hand, have, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FarrellFAHR-əlEnglish
Alexandrea-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Vitomir-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Fedya-Russian
LukasLOO-kahs (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian
StefciaSTEF-chahPolish