hand (before es

  • 91hand in — give to the teacher or manager, turn in    If we hand in an essay before it s due, teacher gives us a 5% bonus …

    English idioms

  • 92hand and foot — adverb Date: before 12th century totally, assiduously …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 93Hand-fast — A marriage or betrothal contract; a sign of a committed relationship with no religious ceremony. Such a relationship had existed between Edith (Eadgyth) Swan neck and Harold before he became king in 1066 …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 94in hand — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Under control. * /The principal was happy to find that the new teacher had her class in hand./ * /The baby sitter kept the children well in hand./ * /Mabel was frightened when the barking dog ran at her, but she soon got… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 95in hand — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Under control. * /The principal was happy to find that the new teacher had her class in hand./ * /The baby sitter kept the children well in hand./ * /Mabel was frightened when the barking dog ran at her, but she soon got… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 96in\ hand — adv or adj. phr. 1. Under control. The principal was happy to find that the new teacher had her class in hand. The baby sitter kept the children well in hand. Mabel was frightened when the barking dog ran at her, but she soon got herself in hand… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 97stock on hand — UK US noun [U] (also stock in hand, ABBREVIATION SOH) ACCOUNTING, COMMERCE, PRODUCTION ► the amount of goods, such as parts, materials, and finished products, that a company has available at a particular time: »They are depleting their stock on… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 98At any 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 99At first 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100At 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English