10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURN ONE'S HAND TO»
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turn one's hand to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
turn one's hand to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
[From the method of resigning in card-games.] try one's hand at (something) (HZ/)
to see if one can do (something): He tried his hand at farming; I think I'll try my
hand at swimming. « turn one's hand to (something) to (have the ability to) do.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
try one's hand at (something) (inf) to see if one can do (something): He tried his
hand at farming; I think I'll try my hand at swimming. turn one's hand to (
something) to (have the ability to) do (a job etc) : He can turn his hand to anything
, from ...
Turn one's hand to something Be able to undertake a task He was so versatile
that he could turn his hand to any subject to be taught. His skill as a player was
such that he could turn his hand to bowling or keeping wickets and fielding in any
...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
... to throw one's hand in 1. (RftftTO) s&tft ; &m ; si* 2. mmam ; *wwat (I'm so
disgusted with the job that I'm going to throw my hand in. JafBXf^S mis •
mmtmsi&T »> to tie someone's hands TIE to try one's hand B TRY to turn one's
hand to if?
... launch forth; set up shop; put in hand, put in execution; set forward; break the
neck of a business, be in, for; put one's hand to, put one's foot in; betake oneself
to, turn one's hand to, go to do; begin one's &c. 66; broach one's, institute one's
&c.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1400] Also see when one's back is turned. turn one's hand to Also, put one's
hand to. Apply oneself to, begin working at, as in Next she turned her hand to
starting her dissertation, or He was so lazy he wouldn't put his hand to anything. [
c.
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A complete dictionary of synonyms and antonyms or synonyms ...
To betake one's self to; to ply one's task; to put or carry into execution; to pursue
the even tenor of one's way; to take or play part; to have in hand; to lay one's
hand to the plough; to turn one's hand to; to do business; to pull the ear; to have a
...
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Glossaries Of Americanisms V
To betnke one's self to; to ply one's task; to put'or carry into execution; to pursue
the even tenor of one'sway; to take or play part; to have in hand: to lay 0119's
hand to the plough; to turn one's hand to; to do business; to pull the car; to have a
...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... TURN ONE'S COAT — TURN ONE'S HAND TO — TURN ONE'S HEAD — to
stop making a noise to consider something seriously to put something in one's
control to free the way things happen a particular way of saying something a
sudden ...
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Heinemann English Dictionary
... a hand to have an influence over a situation. to hand easily available: Keep the
letter to hand -we may need it. try one's hand at to attempt to do something,
especially something which one has not done before. turn one's hand to to be
able to ...
