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• have a hand in (something)
  принимать участие в чём-либо, быть частично ответственным за что-либо

  The police were sure that Ron Noland had a hand in the car fraud.
• have clean hands
  быть не виноватым, иметь "чистые руки"

  George had nothing to do with the stock cheating; he had clean hands and did not need to worry about the scandal.
• have one's hand in the till
  воровать у компании или организации, "запустить руку в кассу"

  Philip Sanders has had his hand in the till for a few years, but he is not caught so far.
• have one's hands full (with someone or something)
  быть полностью занятым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I always have my hands full with household jobs.
• heavy hand (of something)
  большая власть над кем-либо \ чем-либо

  The heavy hand of the law is tremendous power over those people who commit crimes.
• high-handed
  любящий распоряжаться, властный

  A teacher shouldn't take a high-handed approach when dealing with her pupils.
• hold (someone's) hand
  держать кого-либо за руку (чтобы не было страшно)

  My daughter is afraid of injections and I have to hold her hand in the doctor's surgery.
• in good hands
  (быть) в надёжном месте или в хороших руках

  All of the office computers were in good hands of computer programmers.
• in hand
  (иметь) при себе

  I wanted to buy a pair of skis, but I didn't have enough cash in hand.
• in safe hands
  в безопасности, под надёжным присмотром

  The students' documents were in the Dean's office in safe hands of the secretary.
• 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.
• join hands
  взяться за руки

  "I would like all those present to join hands and say the prayer."
• 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.
• 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.
• live from hand to mouth
  жить впроголодь, с трудом перебиваться

  Steven had neither work nor home and was living from hand to mouth.
• 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.
• play into (someone's) hands
  играть на руку кому-либо

  Fate played into Tim's hands and he got what he was craving for.
• 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.
• 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.
• read the handwriting on the wall
  предвидеть что-либо (подмечая детали и намёки)

  I could easily read the handwriting on the wall, and I knew beforehand what was going to happen to our firm.
• right hand does not know what the left hand is doing
  правая рука не знает, что делает левая, отсутствие согласованности

  I am sorry to say but there isn't any appropriate communication in the company that's why the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.
• shake hands on (something)
  пожать руки (в знак взаимного согласия)

  They shook hands on the agreement that they would coordinate their actions.
• shake hands with (someone)
  пожать руки в знак приветствия

  Chan shook hands with his friend when he met him outside the office.
• show of hands
  открытое голосование, голосование поднятием рук

  It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.