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Идиомы на тему Hand and Arm

• up in arms
  быть готовым к борьбе, сопротивлению

  The students are up in arms over the new rule against parties in the dorm.
• put one's hands on (something)
  завладеть чем-либо

  I would like to put my hands on a good computer.
• close at hand
  имеющийся под рукой, близко

  There were no shops close at hand, and I had to go downtown to do the shopping.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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 (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 one's hands full (with someone or something)
  быть полностью занятым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I always have my hands full with household jobs.
• have/keep one's finger on the pulse
  быть в курсе дела, держать руку на пульсе

  I am aware what's going on in the office; I am keeping my finger on the pulse.
• to be on hand
  (быть) в наличии, в распоряжении, имеющийся налицо

  The shop has a large stock of clothes on hand.
• 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.
• take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands
  избавить от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Can you possibly take this problem off my hands?"
• do (something) by hand
  делать что-либо вручную

  In the past almost all household jobs were done by hand.
• bite one's nails
  нервничать, грызть ногти

  I was biting my nails as I waited for the results of the test.
• hand in hand
  держась за руки

  I saw Miranda and her husband walking hand in hand.
• high-handed
  любящий распоряжаться, властный

  A teacher shouldn't take a high-handed approach when dealing with her pupils.
• 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."
• 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."
• show of hands
  открытое голосование, голосование поднятием рук

  It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.
• at hand
  близко, под рукой

  There was no dictionary at hand, so I didn't look up the new words.
• hand over fist
  быстро и легко, проворно

  During the World War the company had made money hand over fist.
• arm in arm
  (идти) под руку, рука об руку

  John and Mary were walking along the street arm in arm.
• firm hand
  твёрдая рука

  The governor ruled the province with a firm hand.
• with hat in hand
  униженно, смиренно

  I was about to come to my friend with hat in hand to ask him to forgive me.
• 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.
• 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.
• wrap (someone) around one's little finger
  полностью контролировать кого-либо, быть под каблуком у кого-либо

  Sue is very popular with boys, and she can easily wrap any of them around her finger.
• join hands
  взяться за руки

  "I would like all those present to join hands and say the prayer."
• 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.
• 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.
• you've got to hand it to (someone)
  вы должны отдать ему должное

  "You've got to hand it to Jeremy; he has a lot of experience though he is sometimes difficult to deal with."
• win (something) hands down
  выиграть с лёгкостью, шутя одержать победу

  The tennis player won the game hands down.
• 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.
• sit on one's hands
  сидеть сложа руки, бездействовать

  I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.