sit on one's hands
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I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.
Другие идиомы:
- out of hand
- lay one's hands on (someone or something)
- by the handful
- hand in hand
- have (something) in one's hands
- to hand out (something)
- off one's hands
- go away empty-handed
- have a free hand (to do something)
- get out of hand
- work hand in hand (with someone)
- one's hands are tied
- take the law into one's own hands
- wring (someone's) hand
- read the handwriting on the wall