Give (somebody) A Hand - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 give (somebody) a hand From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive (somebody) a handgive (somebody) a handspokenHELP to help someone do something  Can you give me a hand?give (somebody) a hand with  Shall I give you a hand with that bag? → giveExamples from the Corpusgive (somebody) a hand• After George had left his basket at home he gave Willie a hand.• Léonie said to Rose: I'd like to give you a hand.• Please, man, give me a hand!• I gave her hand a quick, cautious squeeze.• It shows that some one out there is thinking of us, and giving us a hand along in the world.• Even so, some one would usually give me a hand or watch, with amusement, from the corners of their eyes.• I gave her a hand packing up her clothes and stuff. Quizzes Quizzes

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