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• all hands on deck
  совместная работа

  Ms. Parker called for all hands on deck because there was a lot of work to do about the house.
• at hand
  близко, под рукой

  There was no dictionary at hand, so I didn't look up the new words.
• at the hands of (someone or something)
  со стороны кого-либо \ чего-либо, от руки кого-либо

  I am sure the woman deserves better life at the hands of Fate.
• bite the hand that feeds (someone)
  платить чёрной неблагодарностью; кусать руку, которая тебя кормит

  Henry is rude to his parents who pay for his education. I think he bites the hand that feeds him.
• bound hand and foot
  быть связанным по рукам и ногам

  Three family members were bound hand and foot by a stranger who into their apartment last night.
• by the handful
  горстями

  There were a lot of wild berries in the forest and we picked them by the handful.
• cannot see one's hand in front of one's face
  не видеть ни зги, ничего не видеть на расстоянии вытянутой руки

  The fog was so thick that I could not see my hands in front of my face.
• caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
  быть пойманным с поличным

  The girl was caught with her hand in the cookie jar when the manager saw her stealing office supplies.
• change hands
  перейти из рук в руки

  The small cafe has changed hands many times since it was opened two years ago.
• close at hand
  имеющийся под рукой, близко

  There were no shops close at hand, and I had to go downtown to do the shopping.
• dirty one's hands
  замарать своё имя постыдным поступком

  Mr. Copperfield dirtied his hands when he became involved in a car fraud.
• do (something) by hand
  делать что-либо вручную

  In the past almost all household jobs were done by hand.
• eat out of (someone's) hand
  беспрекословно слушаться кого-либо

  "I am not going to eat out of your hand and to do everything what you want me to."
• firm hand
  твёрдая рука

  The governor ruled the province with a firm hand.
• first hand
  непосредственно из первых рук

  Ann Bradley learned about her son's serious illness first hand when she spoke to the doctor who was treating him.
• fold one's hands
  сложить руки, бездействовать, "палец о палец не ударить"

  Dora folded her hands and watched her husband quietly while he was trying to fix the car.
• from hand to hand
  из рук в руки

  They passed the leaflets from hand to hand, so that everybody could read them.
• get one's hands on (someone or something)
  найти кого-либо \ что-либо (с трудом)

  Jimmy was trying hard to get his hands on the documents.
• get out of hand
  выйти из повиновения

  The meeting got out of hand and the police asked the participants to disperse.
• give (someone) a big hand
  аплодировать кому-либо

  The audience gave the actors a big hand when they finished their performance.
• give (someone) a free hand
  предоставить кому-либо свободу действий

  I asked Mr. Bobtail to give me a free hand to make my own work schedule.
• give (someone) a hand with (something)
  помочь кому-либо в чём-либо

  My Mom does the laundry twice a week and Dad often gives her a hand with ironing.
• glad hand (someone)
  тепло приветствовать кого-либо

  Mark glad handed the people who came to support him.
• go away empty-handed
  уйти ни с чем, с пустыми руками

  I wasn't able to get an English-English dictionary in the book store, so I went away empty-handed.
• go hand in hand (with something)
  идти рука об руку, быть тесно связанным с чем-либо

  Martha was a woman in whom utter devotion could still go hand in hand with a doubting soul.
• hand in glove (with someone)
  работать вместе, "рука об руку"; быть в тесной дружбе с кем-либо

  Sometimes the police were hand in glove with certain crooks and evil-doers.
• hand in hand
  держась за руки

  I saw Miranda and her husband walking hand in hand.
• hand over fist
  быстро и легко, проворно

  During the World War the company had made money hand over fist.
• hand over hand
  переставлять одну руку за другой, перехватывать руками

  Bill was trying to climb up the steep bank of the river hand over hand.
• hands down
  легко, не встречая сопротивления

  Ron won the swimming competition hands down.
• hands off
  не вмешиваться, "руки прочь"

  "I understand your hands off approach to the problem, but I am sure it won't get you anywhere."
• have (someone or something) on one's hands
  быть обременённым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Ms. Grady had a lot of responsibilities on her hands; she was an office manager as well as an accountant.
• have (someone) eating out of (the palm of) your hand
  быть согласным на всё, "готовый есть из рук"

  Hilda had her boy friend eating out of the palm of her hand.
• have (something) in one's hands
  иметь что-либо в руках (документы); иметь контроль или ответственность за что-либо

  "I will let you know when I have a visa to the USA in my hands."
• have a free hand (to do something)
  действовать по своему усмотрению, располагать полной свободой действий

  I had a free hand to choose a textbook for the History class.