to lend a willing hand
1lend someone a hand — lend (someone) a hand to help someone do something, especially something that involves physical effort. Could you lend me a hand with these books? He s always willing to lend a hand in the kitchen …
2lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… …
3lend a hand — lend (someone) a hand to help someone do something, especially something that involves physical effort. Could you lend me a hand with these books? He s always willing to lend a hand in the kitchen …
4lend */*/ — UK [lend] / US verb Word forms lend : present tense I/you/we/they lend he/she/it lends present participle lending past tense lent UK [lent] / US past participle lent 1) a) [transitive] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that… …
5hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …
6hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ beautiful, delicate, long fingered, pretty, slender ▪ mani …
7lend — [[t]le̱nd[/t]] ♦♦♦ lends, lending, lent 1) VERB When people or organizations such as banks lend you money, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at a future date, often with an extra amount as interest. [V n] The bank is reassessing… …
8willing — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ They appear willing to talk to us. ▪ find sb ▪ She finally find someone willing to lend her some money …
9lend — verb ADVERB ▪ kindly ▪ She very kindly lent me her bicycle. VERB + LEND ▪ be prepared to (esp. BrE), be ready to (esp. AmE), be willing to ▪ …
10helping hand — noun physical assistance (Freq. 1) give me a hand with the chores • Syn: ↑hand • Derivationally related forms: ↑hand (for: ↑hand) • Hyperny …
