lay a hand on

lay a hand on somebody

to hurt someone He claimed he would never once lay a hand on them.

to hurt someone If you lay a hand on her I'll report you to the police. (often negative) I never laid a hand on her.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MÁRio	-	Portuguese
Nadja	NAHT-yah (German)	German, Slovene
Izydor	ee-ZI-dawr	Polish
Ianthe	-	Greek Mythology
Renate	re-NAH-tə (German), rə-NAH-tə (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Norwegian
Coley	['kəuli]