give (or lend) a hand
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lend\ a\ hand — • give a hand • bear a hand v. phr. To give help; make yourself useful; help. The stage manager asked some of the boys to lend a hand with the scenery. Dick saw a woman with a flat tire and offered to give her a hand with it. Compare: lift a… … Словарь американских идиом
lend a hand — HELP (OUT), give a helping hand, assist, give assistance, make a contribution, do one s bit; informal pitch in, muck in, get stuck in. → lend * * * lend a hand To give assistance • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * … Useful english dictionary
lend a hand — or[give a hand] also[bear a hand] {v. phr.} To give help; make yourself useful; help. * /The stage manager asked some of the boys to lend a hand with the scenery./ * /Dick saw a woman with a flat tire and offered to give her a hand with it./… … Dictionary of American idioms
lend a hand — or[give a hand] also[bear a hand] {v. phr.} To give help; make yourself useful; help. * /The stage manager asked some of the boys to lend a hand with the scenery./ * /Dick saw a woman with a flat tire and offered to give her a hand with it./… … Dictionary of American idioms
lend a hand — I m here to lend a hand with the harvest Syn: help, help out, give a helping hand, assist, give assistance, make a contribution, do one s bit; informal pitch in … Thesaurus of popular words
lend a hand — help someone, give me a hand Our neighbors lend a hand when we have too much work to do … English idioms
To lend a hand — Lend Lend (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr. l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lend a hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lend a hand — Synonyms and related words: abet, aid, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, favor, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help, lend one aid, proffer aid, protect, rally, reclaim,… … Moby Thesaurus
lend a hand — Render assistance, put one s shoulder to the wheel, hold out a helping hand, give one a lift, give one a turn, do one a favor, help a lame dog over a stile … New dictionary of synonyms
