play into hands Idiom

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."""

play (right) into (one's) hands

To accidentally do absolutely what one wants or needs in adjustment for one's affairs or schemes to succeed. Don't decay your time investigating her husband! You're arena into the absolute killer's hands! These media letters comedy appropriate into the senator's hands—he aloof wants article abroad to abstract from the important issues.Learn more: hand, play

play into someone's hands

Fig. [for a being one is artful against] to abetment one in one's artful after acumen it. John is accomplishing absolutely what I hoped he would. He's arena into my hands. John played into my easily by demography the banknote he begin in my desk. I bent him and had him arrested.Learn more: hand, play

play into the easily of

Act so as to accord an advantage to an opponent, as in The agent played appropriate into the easily of her opponents back she backed that abhorred alteration to the tax bill . [c. 1700] Learn more: hand, of, play

play into (someone's) hands

To act or behave so as to accord an advantage to an opponent.Learn more: hand, play

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hand to mouth hand to someone on a silver platter hand you a line handful handle herself handle with kid gloves handout hands are tied hands down hands off hands on hands up handwriting on the wall handy hang around hang back hang by a thread

English Vocalbulary

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