Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To hold something out; to extend forward.
- 0 Views
“
Hold out your hand.
Submitted on September 02, 2012
More phrases:
- knock up
- parcel out
- potter about
- quiet down
- run down
- run to
- take on
- tuck in
- watch over
- at peace
- bear in mind
- beside oneself
- blow off steam
- bright line
- carry a torch for
- cutting edge
- elbow room
- family jewels
- fish or cut bait
- fit as a fiddle
- follow through
- from time to time
- give a ring
- give birth
- give somebody an earful
- gray area
- hand in hand
- if only
- in heaven's name
- keep your hair on
- much of a muchness
- nail biter
- no holds barred
- not be caught dead
- not in kansas anymore
- nugget of truth
- on the right track
- on top of the world
- pass on
- rock bottom
- rule of thumb
- send up
- sign in
- sit tight
- small fry
- smash hit
- soft sawder
- take a bullet
- take the lead
- thumbs up
- turn to stone
- turn to stone
- up in the air
- virgin territory
- whomp up
- whoop it up
- why on earth
- willy nilly
- window dressing
- yellow-bellied
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In