with one's finger in the mouth

One teacher shouted to Mr. J. Exworthy, a former president and a member of the executive: ‘Get your finger out, Exworthy, or resign.’ (‘Daily Worker’) — Один учитель крикнул мистеру Д. Эксуорти, члену исполнительного комитета профсоюза учителей и его бывшему председателю: "Или действуйте, Эксуорти, или подайте в отставку!"

To have smth on one's finger-tips. — Знать что-либо, как свои пять пальцев.

Not to stir a finger to do smth — И пальцем не пошевелить, чтобы сделать что-либо.

To be under smb's thumb. — Быть у кого-либо под башмаком.

prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.)

attingere qcs. a piene -i — fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.

sporcarsi le -i — to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.)

dare una mano a qcn. — to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand

essere nelle -i di qcn. — [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands

fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice — to be skillful o skilled

passare la mano — to pass (anche fig.)

contro mano — contromano

fare qcs. a mano — to do o make sth. by hand

è arrivata con prove alla mano — she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal

avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn. mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano — to experience first hand

adverse wind — встречный ветер ( неблагоприятный для полётов)

Wherever you be let your wind go free. (J. Joyce, Ulysses) — Где ты не будь, пукнуть не позабудь. (пер. С. Хоружего)

to fling / cast smth. to the winds — отбросить что-л. (благоразумие, осторожность и т. п.)

to see how the wind blows — видеть, куда ветер дует (каково общее мнение, умонастроение; как сложится ситуация)

to raise the wind брит.; разг. — раздобыть (необходимые) деньги

He raised a little tucket to his mouth and wound a rousing call. (R. L. Stevenson, The Black Arrow, 1888) — Он поднёс ко рту рожок и затрубил. (пер. Н. и М. Чуковских)

He dived into a street, then into a passage, and so winded and doubled till he got to a small public house. (Ch. Reade) — Он свернул на какую-то улицу, затем в переход, и так сновал туда-сюда, пока не попал в небольшой трактир.

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

hand live from hand to mouth — von der Hand in den Mund leben

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

be on hand — da sein

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden