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gouty-handedSuffering from gout in the hands.Rate it:

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hand over handby passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with ropeRate it:

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il a les mains nettes (fig.)He is honest; His hands are clean.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in manibus habere aliquid (also metaphorically)to have something in one's hands, on hand.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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j'ai ses enfants sur les brasI have his children on my hands.Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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l'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices“For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.”—Watts , Divine Songs, xx. Rate it:

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laze aboutto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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laze aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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les voleurs firent main basse sur tous mes effetsThe thieves laid hands on all my things.Rate it:

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let the grass grow under one's feetTo be idle; to fail to make progress.Rate it:

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librum in manus sumereto take up a book in one's hands.Rate it:

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lie aroundTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.Rate it:

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loaf aboutto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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loaf aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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manus inicere, inferre, afferre alicuito lay violent hands on a person.Rate it:

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manus prensare (De Or. 1. 24. 112)to shake hands with voters in canvassing.Rate it:

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manus tollereto raise one's hands in astonishment.Rate it:

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manus, vim sibi afferreto lay hands on oneself.Rate it:

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mãos ao altohands up !Rate it:

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mãos ao arhands up !Rate it:

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meritum alicuius in or erga aliquemwhat a man merits at another's hands.Rate it:

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omnium rerum arbitrium alicui permittereto put the matter entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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pecunia iacet otiosathe money is bringing in no interest, lies idle.Rate it:

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press the fleshTo shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.Rate it:

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put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:

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quiche-eaterIn computer programming circles, a person far removed from practice and concerned only with academic matters, unwilling to "get their hands dirty".Rate it:

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red-handedWith hands that are red.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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se faire raison à soi-mêmeTo take the law into one’s own hands.Rate it:

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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

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small talkIdle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.Rate it:

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stare at the wallTo be idle.Rate it:

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stick 'em upPut your hands in the air !Rate it:

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suffering housemaid's kneeQuaint expression of earlier days relative to female servants performing chores of scrubbing floor on hands and knees.Rate it:

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thread the needleA game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbour, runs between the others.Rate it:

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totum se committere, tradere alicuito put oneself entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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un peu d'aide fait grand bienMany hands make light work.Rate it:

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victoriam exploratam dimittereto let a sure victory slip through one's hands.Rate it:

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wash upTo wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.Rate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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руки из жопы растутall thumbs; literally, hands grow from the arse )Rate it:

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руки не из того места растутall thumbs; literally, hands grow from the wrong spot )Rate it:

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