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• not do a hand's turn — not do a hand s ˈturn idiom (old fashioned) to do no work • She hasn t done a hand s turn all week. Main entry: ↑handidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• hand's turn — noun : an act of manual labor; especially : a single usually small expenditure of effort would not do a hand s turn to save himself from starvation * * * handsˈturn or hand s turn noun (usu with a negative) a single or least act of work • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a …   Universalium

• turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hand — noun 1》 the end part of the arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.     ↘[as modifier] operated by or held in the hand.     ↘[as modifier or in combination] done or made manually. 2》 a pointer on a clock or watch indicating… …   English new terms dictionary

• hand — I [[t]hæ̱nd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ hands (Please look at category 56 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four …   English dictionary

• hand — hand1 [ hænd ] noun *** ▸ 1 body part at end of arm ▸ 2 help ▸ 3 clapping ▸ 4 part of clock ▸ 5 set of cards you hold ▸ 6 advantages in situation ▸ 7 someone working on farm/ship ▸ 8 handwriting ▸ 9 unit of height of horses ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• turn over — 1) PHR V ERG If you turn something over, or if it turns over, it is moved so that the top part is now facing downwards. [V n P] Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously... [V n P] I turned him over on his back... [V P n ( …   English dictionary

• hand — /hænd / (say hand) noun 1. (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3. the terminal part of any limb when prehensile …