on one's hands
41wring one's hands — clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of distress or despair. → wring …
42wash one's hands of — idi wash one s hands of, to abandon any further responsibility for …
43fold one's hands — bring or hold one s hands together …
44put one's hands up — raise one s hands in surrender …
45one's hands are tied — unable to help I m sorry that I can t help you with the job but my hands are tied at the moment …
46To have one's hands full — 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 …
47have one's hands tied — See: TIED ONE S HANDS …
48have one's hands tied — See: TIED ONE S HANDS …
49To fall into one's hands — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
50To lie on one's hands — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …