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Traditional English :: handshake
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handshke.html - n.
the shaking of a person's hand with one's own as a greeting etc. |
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English Idioms :: hands down
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handshke.html - {adv.}, {informal} 1. Without working hard; easily. * /The Rangers won the game hands down./ 2. Without question or doubt; without any opposition; plainly. * /Johnny was bands down the best player on the team./ |
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English Idioms :: hands off
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handshke.html - {informal} Keep your hands off or do not interfere; leave that alone. - Used as a command. * /I was going to touch the machine, but the man cried, "Hands off!" and I let it alone./ |
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English Idioms :: hands up
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handshke.html - {informal} Hold up your hands! Put your hands up high and keep them there! - Used as a command. * /The sheriff pointed his gun at the outlaws and called out, "Hands up!"/ Syn.: REACH FOR THE SKY. |
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English Idioms :: hands-down
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handshke.html - {adj.}, {informal} 1. Easy. * /The Rangers won a hands-down victory in the tournament./ 2. Unopposed; first; clear. * /Johnny was the hands-down favorite for president of the class./ |
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English Idioms :: hands-off
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handshke.html - {adj.}, {informal} Leaving alone, not interfering; inactive. * /The United States told the European governments to follow a hands-off policy toward Latin America./ * /I did not approve of his actions, but I have a hands-off rule in personal matters, so I said nothing./ |
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