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raise hand against

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raise your hand against somebody

to fight someone He was horrified when the situation became so bad that one neighbor could raise a hand against another.

See also: hand, raise

raise your hand against/to somebody

to hit someone, or to threaten to hit them I would never raise my hand against a child.

See raise the ante, raise hackles, raise its head, kick up a stink

See also: hand, raise