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| hand me down |
clothes that belonged to an older family member
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Bobby said he's tired of wearing hand-me-down clothes.
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| hand out |
give to the class or audience, pass around
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Cory, please hand out the song books - one to each member.
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| hand over |
give them to me, fork over
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Hand over the keys to the safe - give them to me now!
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| hand over fist |
as fast as possible, one after the other
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The T-shirts are selling hand over fist. Everybody wants one.
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| hand to mouth |
(See from hand to mouth)
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| hand you a line |
tell you a false story, give you a line
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Some politicians try to hand you a line about how busy they are.
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| handful |
(See a handful)
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| handle herself |
protect herself, been around
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Dolly has worked with men before. She can handle herself.
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| handout |
page of information for students
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If you want to know more about Brazil, read the handout.
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| handout |
(See a handout)
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