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Idiom: Finger and Hand
Arm/Hand/Finger all hands on deck- everyone must work together because they have a lot of work to do
The captain called for all hands on deck as the storm became stronger and stronger. all thumbs- to be awkward and clumsy, a difficulty in fixing things or working with one's hands
The man is all thumbs and he can never fix something without making it worse. arm in arm- linked together by the arms
The couple walked along the beach arm in arm. armpit of (somewhere)- a place that is the ugliest or worst place in a particular area
The small city is the armpit of the country and nobody wants to go there to work. at hand- easy to reach, nearby
There were no tools at hand so I could not fix the stove. at one's fingertips- within one's reach
I usually have my address book at my fingertips. at the hands of (someone or something)- because of someone or something else
We were at the hands of nature as we waited for the storm to end. bite one's nails- to bite one's fingernails because you are nervous or anxious
The girl was biting her nails as she waited for the speech contest to begin. bite the hand that feeds (someone)- to harm someone who does good things for you
The girl will bite the hand that feeds her if she abuses the help that her parents give her. bound hand and foot- to have one's hands and feet tied up
The bank manager was bound hand and foot by the three bank robbers. burn one`s fingers- to suffer from a bad experience
My father burned his fingers in the stock market and he does not want to invest money there again. by the handful- by the amount that one can measure in one handful
We were able to pick strawberries by the handful in the small field. cannot see one's hand in front of one's face- to be unable to see very far (usually because of darkness or fog)
I could not see my hands in front of my face because of the heavy rain. catch (someone) red-handed- to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or bad
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