Meaning: backhands

n.
a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
v.
hit a tennis ball backhand
adj.
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke(of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right

be wringing your hands Idiom, Proverb

at the hands of

while competing against, when fighting It was at the hands of his former student that he was defeated.

can't put my hands on it

cannot remember exactly where it is Your book is in my office, but I can't put my hands on it now.

cement hands

awkward hands, butter fingers "Joey can't type; he's got cement hands."

change hands

change owners, be sold or traded That condo changed hands three times in one year - three owners!

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

good hands

"skilful hands; ability to pass, catch, shoot etc." He's not a fast runner, but he's got good hands.

got my hands full

am very busy, plate is full I'd like to help with your project but I've got my hands full.

ham hands

large hands, huge hands When the coach saw my big hands he called me Ham Hands.

hands are tied

be unable to act because others are in control, out of our hands I'm in favor of public health care but my hands are tied. I have to wait for a government decision.

hands down

easily, no contest "The captain of the team said, ""We won hands down - 6 to 1."""

be wringing (one's) hands

To be announcement one's worries about article (without acting to abode it). You're wringing your easily about this back you should be demography some activity to stop it.Learn more: hand, wring

be wringing your hands

COMMON If addition is wringing their hands, they are cogent anguish or affliction about a bad situation, but are not demography any activity to accord with it. He accused the Government of wringing its easily and accomplishing annihilation as the country's abandoned abstracts increased. Note: Back addition behaves like this, you can alarm it hand-wringing or wringing of hands. Condolences and hand-wringing are not enough. I apprehend there'll be shock, abhorrence and wringing of hands. Note: This announcement is acclimated to appearance disapproval. Note: If you choke something, you clasp or aberration it. Learn more: hand, wring

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