raise a hand against



raise a hand against

Also, lift one's hand against. Threaten to hit or actually hit, as in She's never raised a hand against the children. [First half of 1500s]
See also: hand, raise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hila-Hebrew
Sanjaya-Hinduism
Pushpa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Benaiahbi-NIE-ə (English), bi-NAY-ə (English)Biblical
AoifeEE-faIrish, Irish Mythology
Mathiasmah-TEE-ahs (German)French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish