[hand in hand] {adv. phr.} 1. Holding hands. * /Bob and Mary walked along hand in hand in the park./ Compare: [ARM IN ARM]. 2. Accompanying each other; together; closely […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand

[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

from hand to hand

[from hand to hand] {adv. phr.} From one person to another and another. * /The box of candy was passed from hand to hand./ * /Jane brought her engagement ring, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in hand

[in hand] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Under control. * /The principal was happy to find that the new teacher had her class in hand./ * /The baby-sitter kept the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[at a set time] {prep. phr.} At a particular, pre-specified time. * /Do we have to eat in this hotel at a set time, or may […]

come out for

[come out for] {v. phr.} To support; declare oneself in favor of another, especially during a political election. * […]

Albert Einstein

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a […]

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very well

[very well] {interj.}, {formal} Agreed; all right. - Used to show agreement or approval. * /Very well. You may go./ * /Very […]