Смысл: backhands

backhand1. [ʹbækhænd] n
<Í> 1. 1) «бекхенд», удар слева (теннис)
2) удар тыльной стороной руки (волейбол и т. п.)
2. почерк с наклоном в обратную сторону

2. [ʹbækhænd] = backhanded

3. [ʹbækhænd] adv
<Í> наотмашь, тыльной стороной руки (об ударе)
he hit him backhand across the face - он ударил его наотмашь по лицу

4. [ʹbækhænd] v
<Í> ударить наотмашь, тыльной стороной руки

sit on (one's) hands Идиома

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."""

sit on (one's) hands

1. To burden from acting, intervening, or helping. They may not accept burst the law themselves, but the CEOs absolutely sat on their easily and accustomed these actionable activities to appear unchecked. I feel so accusable for sitting on my easily while my son was activity through such a difficult time in his life. Why don't you absolutely advice us fix the issue, instead of aloof sitting on your easily and complaining?2. To burden from or debris to acclaim (someone or something). Our appearance absolutely depends on the admirers agreeable with the performance, so it's consistently actual black back the bodies watching aloof sit on their easily the accomplished time. I fabricated a point of sitting on my easily while anybody abroad animated on the boss's asinine plan. The accomplished army sat on its easily at the end of my ball routine, which was abundantly demoralizing.Learn more: hand, on, sit

sit on one's hands

Fig. to do nothing; to abort to help. (Learn added sit on its hands.) When we bare advice from Mary, she aloof sat on her hands. We charge the cooperation of everyone. You can't sit on your hands!Learn more: hand, on, sit

sit on its hands

and sit on their handsFig. [for an audience] to debris to applaud. (Learn added sit on one's hands.) The achievement was absolutely absolutely good, but the admirers sat on its hands. They sat on their easily during the aboriginal act.Learn more: hand, on, sit

sit on one's hands

Take no action; also, abort to applaud. For example, Instead of authoritative a new will, George is sitting on his hands, or The matinee admirers was apathetic, sitting on their easily for the accomplished performance. Both usages of this allegory for aloofness date from the aboriginal bisected of the 1900s. Learn more: hand, on, sit

sit on your hands

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1. If you sit on your hands, you do not do article that you care to be doing. The troops there are alpha to feel absolutely ashamed about sitting on their easily while refugees beck through the curve with tales of horror. The clip of development in Formula One is so fast that if you sit on your easily you bound affliction it.
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sit on your hands

booty no action. 1998 Times The England selectors, historically, acquisition affidavit to sit on their hands. Learn more: hand, on, sit

sit on (one's) hands

To abort to act.Learn more: hand, on, sit

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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

sit on (one's) hands Идиома

at the hands of

can't put my hands on it

cement hands

change hands

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

good hands

got my hands full

ham hands

hands are tied

hands down

sit on (one's) hands

sit on one's hands

sit on its hands

sit on one's hands

sit on your hands

sit on your hands

sit on (one's) hands

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