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• 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.
• leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands
  предоставить кому-либо право делать, контролировать что-либо

  Jerome left the packing in his friends' hands.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• cross one's fingers
  скрещивать пальцы в надежде на везение

  Jenny crossed her fingers that she would get a promotion.
• take a hand in (something)
  принять участие в чём-либо

  I'd like to take a hand in arranging a homecoming ball at school.
• 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.
• welcome (someone) with open arms
  радушно приветствовать, встречать с распростертыми объятиями

  They welcomed the delegation with open arms.
• 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.
• at one's fingertips
  (знать) как свои пять пальцев

  John has all the facts and figures at his fingertips.
• near at hand
  близко, под рукой

  When I repair something, I prefer my tools to be near at hand.
• work hand in hand (with someone)
  тесно взаимодействовать с кем-либо, работать рука об руку

  The local authorities are working hand in hand with the population to clean the town after the flood.
• 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.
• 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.
• hang on by one's fingernails
  находиться в трудной ситуации, "держаться на волоске"

  The company was going on with the work, but it was obvious they were hanging on by their fingernails.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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."
• by the handful
  горстями

  There were a lot of wild berries in the forest and we picked them by the handful.
• wring one's hands
  беспокоиться, расстраиваться

  Linda didn't go to bed that night; she was wringing her hands, waiting for her husband's return from a yacht trip.
• from hand to hand
  из рук в руки

  They passed the leaflets from hand to hand, so that everybody could read them.
• to be in hand
  под контролем

  During the demonstration the police had the situation with the crowd in hand.
• dirty one's hands
  замарать своё имя постыдным поступком

  Mr. Copperfield dirtied his hands when he became involved in a car fraud.
• twiddle one's thumbs
  бездельничать; сидеть, сложа руки

  I've got to be busy. I can't sit down and twiddle my thumbs.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• armpit of (somewhere)
  самое плохое место в округе

  This residential quarter is the armpit of the city, and nobody wants to live there.
• shot in the arm
  прилив энергии

  I did a lot of work yesterday probably because of a shot in the arm.
• shake hands with (someone)
  пожать руки в знак приветствия

  Chan shook hands with his friend when he met him outside the office.
• give one's right arm (for someone or something)
  отдать что-либо ценное за кого-либо \ что-либо

  Sam would give his right arm for the opportunity to see Fanny again.
• 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.