to put up one's hands
1put in one's hands — index delegate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2put one's hands together — ► put one s hands together applaud. Main Entry: ↑put …
3put\ one's\ hands\ on — • lay one s hands on • get one s hands on • put one s hands on v. phr. 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. If I ever lay my hands on that boy he ll be sorry. Compare: lay a finger on 2. To get possession of. He was unable to lay his… …
4put one's hands up — raise one s hands in surrender. → put …
5put one's hands up — raise one s hands in surrender …
6To 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 …
7put one's hands up — vb to surrender, give in, confess. A euphe mism popular among the British police and underworld. ► It was brilliant. He couldn t believe it. He had to put his hands up. Yes I did that one by subterfuge. (Police officer quoted in Inside the… …
8put one's hands together — verb To clap; to applaud Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together for Sir Elton John! …
9put one's hands together — applaud; clap I want you all to put your hands together for Barry …
10put one's hands together — applaud. → put …
