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91take one's life in one's hands — {v. phr.} To face great danger or take great risk. * /Driving that car with those worn tires would be taking your life in your hands./ * /He took his life in his hands when he tried to capture the wild horse./ …
92take one's life in one's hands — {v. phr.} To face great danger or take great risk. * /Driving that car with those worn tires would be taking your life in your hands./ * /He took his life in his hands when he tried to capture the wild horse./ …
93take\ one's\ life\ in\ one's\ hands — v. phr. To face great danger or take great risk. Driving that car with those worn tires would be taking your life in your hands. He took his life in his hands when he tried to capture the wild horse …
94take one's life into one's hands — To say that someone is taking their life in their hands means that they are taking the risk of being killed. If you drive home on this icy road, you ll be taking your life in your hands …
95keep one's hands off — verb stay clear of, avoid Keep your hands off my wife! Keep your distance from this man he is dangerous • Syn: ↑stand back, ↑keep one s eyes off, ↑keep one s distance, ↑stay away • Hypernyms: ↑ …
96take off one's hands — {v. phr.} 1. To abdicate one s responsibility of a person or matter. * / I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs, Lou s father said. See how you succeed on your own. / 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. * /He offered to take my old… …
97take off one's hands — {v. phr.} 1. To abdicate one s responsibility of a person or matter. * / I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs, Lou s father said. See how you succeed on your own. / 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. * /He offered to take my old… …
98take\ off\ one's\ hands — v. phr. 1. To abdicate one s responsibility of a person or matter. I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs, Lou s father said. See how you succeed on your own. 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. He offered to take my old car off my… …
99throw up one's hands — give up trying, admit that one cannot succeed He threw up his hands and decided to let the students go home early …
100throw up one's hands — raise both hands in the air as an indication of one s exasperation. → throw …