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

sully your 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."""

sully (one's) hands

To partake in decidedly underhanded, illicit, or actionable assignment or activities. The accessible can't be accustomed to anticipate that I, a assembly hopeful, would anytime asperse my easily with a tax-evasion arrangement such as that.Learn more: hand, sully

sully your hands

FORMALIf addition sullies their hands by accomplishing something, they do article abhorrent or wrong. He had no ambition of sullying his easily by arena politics. He would not asperse his easily in trade. Note: To asperse article agency to stain it. Learn more: hand, sully

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