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• in the hands of (someone)
  в руках кого-либо, под контролем

  The court decision of the murder case was in the hands of the jury.
• iron fist in a velvet glove
  суровость, прикрываемая любезностью, "железная рука в бархатной перчатке"

  The government officials used an iron fist in a velvet glove to settle the conflict.
• itchy/itching palm
  (быть) нечистым на руку

  The government official was in trouble because he had an itching palm.
• join hands
  взяться за руки

  "I would like all those present to join hands and say the prayer."
• keep one's finger's crossed
  желать удачи, скрестить пальцы на удачу

  I wanted my friend to keep his fingers crossed while I was at a job interview.
• keep one's hand in (something)
  продолжать заниматься чем-либо, сохранять контроль над чем-либо

  Jeremy wanted to keep his hand in so that he could have the feel of the market.
• keep one's hands off (someone or something)
  не трогать кого-либо или не брать руками что-либо

  My mother asked me to keep my hands off the ice-cream.
• know (someone or something) like the back/palm of one's hand
  знать кого-либо \ что-либо как свои пять пальцев

  Sheila knew the material for the test like the palm of her hand.
• lay a finger on (someone or something)
  трогать руками кого-либо \ что-либо

  My Mom told me not to lay a finger on the valuable vase because it can be easily broken.
• lay one's hands on (someone or something)
  найти, завладеть кем-либо \ чем-либо, прибрать к рукам

  "If I can lay my hands on a screwdriver, I'll fix your iron."
• leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands
  предоставить кому-либо право делать, контролировать что-либо

  Jerome left the packing in his friends' hands.
• lend (someone) a hand
  помочь кому-либо, протянуть руку помощи

  I was going to move to a new apartment and asked my friend to lend me a hand with the packing.
• lift/raise a finger/hand
  (не) пошевелить пальцем, чтобы помочь (кому-либо)

  Sue will never lift a finger to help her parents.
• live from hand to mouth
  жить впроголодь, с трудом перебиваться

  Steven had neither work nor home and was living from hand to mouth.
• long arm of the law
  неизбежное наказание, "у закона длинные руки"

  No matter where a criminal is he will be found and punished due to the long arm of the law.
• lose one's grip
  потерять опору, сорваться

  Miranda must have lost her grip and fell down from the cliff.
• Many hands make light work
  Когда рук много, работа спорится.

  Many hands make light work and lots of people helped clean the town after the hurricane.
• near at hand
  близко, под рукой

  When I repair something, I prefer my tools to be near at hand.
• off one's hands
  (сбыть) с рук, избавиться

  Jeremy managed to sell his old car and was happy to get it off his hands.
• on the one hand
  с одной стороны

  Jim has a very contradictory nature. On the one hand he is ambitious on the other hand he is shy.
• on the other hand
  с другой стороны

  David is not very intelligent, but on the other hand he is the most hard-working guy I have ever met.
• one's hands are tied
  (чьи-либо) руки связаны

  Larry's hands were tied at that time, and he could do nothing to help me.
• out of hand
  (выйти) из-под контроля

  The situation with the ransom money suddenly got out of hand and the police didn't know what to do.
• palm off (something)
  всучить, подсунуть что-либо (как ценность), сбыть с рук при помощи обмана

  Lloyd tried to palm his old computer off on me as one that was new.
• pay (someone) a back-handed/left-handed compliment
  отвесить сомнительный комплимент кому-либо

  I didn't mean to pay Sara a back-handed compliment when I told her how well she looked.
• pay an arm and a leg (for something)
  заплатить кучу денег за что-либо

  They paid an arm and a leg for their new house.
• play into (someone's) hands
  играть на руку кому-либо

  Fate played into Tim's hands and he got what he was craving for.
• point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
  винить кого-либо в чём-либо, "указать пальцем на кого-либо"

  "I don't wish to point the finger of blame at Mark, but I am sure that he is the guilty person."
• put one's finger on (something)
  обнаруживать точное местонахождение чего-либо

  Sandra was not able to put her finger on the exact place where she had lost her purse.
• put one's hand to the plow
  взяться за трудное дело

  Stella put her hand to the plow in order to clean the whole house.
• put one's hands on (something)
  завладеть чем-либо

  I would like to put my hands on a good computer.
• put/lay the finger on (someone)
  обвинить кого-либо, опознавать виновного

  Norman put the finger on the drug dealer who had sold him heroin outside the disco club.
• putty in (someone's) hands
  легко поддаваться чьему-либо влиянию, быть как воск в чьих-либо руках

  Kelly is very naLve and trustful; she is like putty in people's hands.
• raise a hand
  пошевелить рукой (чтобы помочь), делать часть работы

  Jordan didn't raise a hand to do his share of the work, so I had to do everything all by myself.
• rap (someone's) knuckles
  высказать порицание кому-либо

  My boss rapped my knuckles for taking long coffee breaks.