take a hand in

take a hand in {v. phr.}

To assist in the direction of; participate.

The University Faculty Club decided to take a hand in helping the recent refugees.

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hand-to-hand

[hand-to-hand] {adj.} Close to each other; near enough to hit each other. * /The result of the battle was decided in hand-to-hand combat./ * /When the police tried to break […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand in hand

[hand in hand] {adv. phr.} 1. Holding hands. * /Bob and Mary walked along hand in hand in the park./ Compare: [ARM IN ARM]. 2. Accompanying each other; together; closely […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand

[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in hand

[in hand] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Under control. * /The principal was happy to find that the new teacher had her class in hand./ * /The baby-sitter kept the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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