to hand over to sb

  • 1Hand over fist — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 2Hand over hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 3Hand over head — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 4hand over hand — {adv. phr.} By taking hold with one hand over the other alternately. * /The only way to climb a rope is hand over hand./ …

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  • 5hand over hand — {adv. phr.} By taking hold with one hand over the other alternately. * /The only way to climb a rope is hand over hand./ …

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  • 6hand over fist — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Fast and in large amounts. * /Fred may get a pony for Christmas because his father is making money hand over fist./ * /Business is so bad that the store on the corner is losing money hand over fist./ …

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  • 7hand over fist — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Fast and in large amounts. * /Fred may get a pony for Christmas because his father is making money hand over fist./ * /Business is so bad that the store on the corner is losing money hand over fist./ …

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  • 8hand over to somebody — ˌhand ˈover (to sb) | ˌhand sthˈover (to sb) derived to give sb else your position of power or the responsibility for sth • She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. • He finally handed over his responsibility for the company …

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  • 9Hand over mouth — Hand over mouth, parfois abrégé par HOM, est une locution anglo saxonne pouvant se traduire par main sur la bouche . Dans son sens général, elle désigne l action de mettre sa main sur la bouche d une personne pour l empêcher de parler. Dans l… …

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  • 10hand over — [v] give back; release abandon, cede, commend, commit, consign, deliver, dispense, donate, entrust, feed, find, fork out*, fork up*, give up, hand, leave, present, provide, relegate, relinquish, supply, surrender, transfer, turn over, waive,… …

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