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My mother-in-law's so fat that when she passes her handbag from hand to hand she throws it.
Les Dawson

Meaning of "from hand to hand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FROM HAND TO HAND

from hand to hand play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FROM HAND TO HAND

from A to Z
from away
from cold
from Day 1
from day to day
from first to last
from hand to mouth
from hell
from nature
from one´s heart
from pillar to post
from pole to pole
from rags to riches
from scratch
from strength to strength
from the cradle to the grave
from the get-go
from the wood
from the word go
from time to time

WORDS THAT END LIKE FROM HAND TO HAND

a free hand
a heavy hand
at first hand
at hand
at second hand
by hand
come to hand
first hand
free hand
hand
hand in hand
hat in hand
helping hand
in hand
on hand
out of hand
second hand
take in hand
the upper hand
to hand
upper hand

Synonyms and antonyms of from hand to hand in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «from hand to hand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FROM HAND TO HAND

Find out the translation of from hand to hand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of from hand to hand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «from hand to hand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

从手手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de mano en mano
570 millions of speakers

English

from hand to hand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाथ से हाथ करने के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من يد إلى يد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

из рук в руки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de mão em mão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাত থেকে হাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de main en main
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dari tangan ke tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

von Hand zu Hand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手から手へ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손에서 손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saka tangan kanggo tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ tay đến bàn tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கையில் இருந்து கையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हात वरून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Elden elle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di mano in mano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z ręki do ręki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з рук в руки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din mână în mână
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από χέρι σε χέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

van hand tot hand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

från hand till hand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fra hånd til hånd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of from hand to hand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FROM HAND TO HAND»

The term «from hand to hand» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FROM HAND TO HAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about from hand to hand

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2 QUOTES WITH «FROM HAND TO HAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word from hand to hand.
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Karel Capek
You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end.
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Les Dawson
My mother-in-law's so fat that when she passes her handbag from hand to hand she throws it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FROM HAND TO HAND»

Discover the use of from hand to hand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to from hand to hand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hand to Hand: Listening to the Work of Art
73 Everything that is given and received goes from hand to hand (de la main a la main), every gift is manual, every man is a strong-arm man (homme de main). Isidore of Seville derived manus from munus, the gift, the present, the favor.74 "It is ...
Jean-Louis Chrétien, 2003
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Hand Function in the Child: Foundations for Remediation
Foundations for Remediation Anne Henderson, Charlane Pehoski. infant was a movement she called vibration. She defined this as rapid, periodic movements of an object by repeated bending of the arm. If the object produced noise, the ...
Anne Henderson, Charlane Pehoski, 2006
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A Dictionnary of the English Language
_ This tradition is more like to be a notion bred in the mind of man, than transmitted from hand to hand through all generations; Ti/Iotson. 39. An actor; a workman; a soldier. ' Your wrongs are known : impose but your commands, This hour shall ...
Samuel Johnson, 1773
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
This tradition is more like to be a notion bred in the mind of man, than transmitted from hand to hand through all generations. TUlotson. 39. An actor j a workman ; a soldier ; a sailor. The nurse of time and everlasting fame, That warlike hands ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
Hand to hand, in close union; close fight Dryden But from hand to hand is from one person to another. Hand in hand, in union; conjointly; unitedly. Swift. To join hand in hand, is to unite efforts and act in concert. Hand in hand, fit ; pat ; suitable .
Noah Webster, 1832
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Flugel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages
Sea Exp. hand over hand ; — in — iti'i't'n, to go hand in hand ; Don tinet — in bie anbere/ from hand to hand ; auS einer — in bie anbere geben/ to hand about; ft. — anlegen/ oor bie — Hi'l'ilu'ii; to put the hand to work, to lii-.im ; K't ...
C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
7
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
Para a mao esquerda, towards the left hand or side. A' mao dheita, on the right hand. Para a mao\ direita, toward the right hand Com pis e mads, with all one's power. De mao em mad, from hand to hand. F. assim de mao em mao, and so forth, ...
Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto, 1827
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
... they would have preferred not to do. 7 Someone who sets you a task gives you a free hand with it if they allow you to do it in any way that you decide is suitable. 8 Something goes from hand to hand when one person passes it on to another.
‎1996
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
&3\% — A > W IB (The new dictionary was passed from hand to hand; everyone wanted to have a look at it. Sr2? MUt A ^mi^-AZ^ > «HBA«Pfi!BI BB-TO * (from) hand to mouth (tUfflff^flg) RJff P i 56$ftf!rijr (Ours is a meagre salary; we live/row ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
10
Fundamentals of Hand Therapy: Clinical Reasoning and ...
... Birth to 6 months 6-12 months 12-18 months 18-24 months 24-36 months 36- 48 months Child reaches for object, uses palmar grasp, moves the object from hand to mouth and from hand to hand and can play with hands at midline.
Cynthia Cooper (CHT.), 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FROM HAND TO HAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term from hand to hand is used in the context of the following news items.
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Phoenix Suns Summer League Game 1 Recap
From floaters to switching the ball from hand to hand in mid-flight, Washington had no answer for him once he beat his man off the dribble. «Valley of the Suns, Jul 15»
2
No age limits on glamour
I know I'm not nearly mature enough to handle one, because you have to be quite dextrous holding on to it and moving it from hand to hand ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Does My Baby Only Like Me for My Boobs?
I move my phone from hand to hand while he squirms around; sometimes it catches his interest and he grabs at it. Sometimes I give in to this, ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jul 15»
4
Asset tracing in the British Virgin Islands
... of following and tracing: 'following' is the process of following the same asset as it moves from hand to hand, whereas 'tracing' is the process ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Pope in Bolivia: 'Jesus Never Detracts From the Dignity of Anyone'
... and he encouraged those present to imagine “how those people passed the loaves of bread and the fish from hand to hand, until they came ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
6
Bill Thomas Pauses Whiskey Hunt to Fire Main Event
"It's the only thing that stops me from thinking about work because you're going from hand to hand to hand." In that respect, Thomas is like ... «PokerNews.com, Jul 15»
7
Decade of magic from Andy Murray
His handler is Imogen Davis who says: “Rufus is a lovely character, he is very friendly and is happy to be passed from hand to hand for photos.”. «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
8
The Ashes 1989 – when the tide turned
He didn't look much of an athlete as he tossed the ball from hand to hand, stuck his tongue out and walked a few steps to the crease to bowl his ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
9
Volunteers and CASA of Marshall County help make the Fourth …
With a smile and an exchange, the full bags are passed from hand to hand to residents across Marshall County. “These are people that we ... «whnt.com, Jul 15»
10
'Cults' Hiding as Charities
In the two decades since it was authored, some 80 million copies of the book have passed from hand to hand. “The Scientology Volunteer ... «Pro Bono Australia, Jun 15»

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