Idioms with hand 7

if you have somebody/something on your hands, you are responsible for or have to deal with them/it

Let me take care of the invitations—you've enough _____ with the caterers.

• on your hands

• (on the one hand…) on the other (hand)…

• out of hand

• out of your hands

• overplay your hand

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(informal) a person who can do, or is doing, a job

We need an extra _____ if we're going to finish on time.

• a pair of hands

• play into somebody’s hands

• put your hand in your pocket

• (like) putty in somebody’s hands

• raise a/your hand against/to somebody

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​used to introduce different points of view, ideas, etc., especially when they are opposites

_____ they'd love to have kids, but ____, they don't want to give up their freedom.

• on your hands

• (on the one hand…) on the other (hand)…

• out of hand

• out of your hands

• overplay your hand

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difficult or impossible to control

Unemployment is getting ____.

​if you reject, etc. something _____, you do so immediately without thinking about it fully or listening to other people’s arguments

All our suggestions were dismissed _______.

• on your hands

• (on the one hand…) on the other (hand)…

• out of hand

• out of your hands

• overplay your hand

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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no longer your responsibility

I'm afraid the matter is now _____.

• on your hands

• (on the one hand…) on the other (hand)…

• out of hand

• out of your hands

• overplay your hand

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to fail to achieve success by judging your position to be stronger than it really is

• on your hands

• (on the one hand…) on the other (hand)…

• out of hand

• out of your hands

• overplay your hand

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to do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation

If we get the police involved, we'll be_____ing right _____ the protesters' ______.

• a pair of hands

• play into somebody’s hands

• put your hand in your pocket

• (like) putty in somebody’s hands

• raise a/your hand against/to somebody

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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​(British English) to spend money or give it to somebody

I've heard he doesn't like _____ting his ________ his ______.

• a pair of hands

• play into somebody’s hands

• put your hand in your pocket

• (like) putty in somebody’s hands

• raise a/your hand against/to somebody

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CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

easily controlled or influenced by another person

She'll persuade him. He's like _____ her _______.

• a pair of hands

• play into somebody’s hands

• put your hand in your pocket

• (like) putty in somebody’s hands

• raise a/your hand against/to somebody

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

to hit or threaten to hit somebody

• a pair of hands

• play into somebody’s hands

• put your hand in your pocket

• (like) putty in somebody’s hands

• raise a/your hand against/to somebody

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B