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Идиомы на тему Hand and Arm

• sit on one's hands
  сидеть сложа руки, бездействовать

  I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.
• take (someone or something) in hand
  взять в свои руки, пытаться контролировать кого-либо \ что-либо

  When disorders began, the police quickly took the situation in hand.
• take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands
  избавить от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Can you possibly take this problem off my hands?"
• take a hand in (something)
  принять участие в чём-либо

  I'd like to take a hand in arranging a homecoming ball at school.
• take the law into one's own hands
  расправиться без суда, пытаться отправлять правосудие самому

  Ned decided to take the law into his own hands and avenge himself on his offender.
• throw one's hands up in horror
  быть потрясённым, ужаснуться

  When Madge saw her beautiful garden destroyed by the flood, she threw her hands up in horror.
• tie (someone's) hands
  мешать, связать кому-либо руки

  Mr. Brown hoped his son would not quit school, but his hands were tied; Jim was old enough to decide it himself.
• to be in hand
  под контролем

  During the demonstration the police had the situation with the crowd in hand.
• to be on hand
  (быть) в наличии, в распоряжении, имеющийся налицо

  The shop has a large stock of clothes on hand.
• try one's hand (at something)
  попробовать свои силы в чём-либо

  I am going to try my hand at poker tonight.
• turn one's hand to (something)
  взяться за что-либо (отличное оттого, что делали ранее)

  After Mark finished writing a thriller, he turned his hand to screen plays.
• wash one's hands of (someone or something)
  отказаться от ответственности за кого-либо \ что-либо, "умыть руки"

  Sam Davidson washed his hands of politics long ago.
• win (something) hands down
  выиграть с лёгкостью, шутя одержать победу

  The tennis player won the game hands down.
• with hat in hand
  униженно, смиренно

  I was about to come to my friend with hat in hand to ask him to forgive me.
• work hand in hand (with someone)
  тесно взаимодействовать с кем-либо, работать рука об руку

  The local authorities are working hand in hand with the population to clean the town after the flood.
• wring (someone's) hand
  долго не выпускать чью-либо руку

  I hadn't seen Tim for ages, and when we met he stood wringing my hand for a long time.
• wring one's hands
  беспокоиться, расстраиваться

  Linda didn't go to bed that night; she was wringing her hands, waiting for her husband's return from a yacht trip.
• you've got to hand it to (someone)
  вы должны отдать ему должное

  "You've got to hand it to Jeremy; he has a lot of experience though he is sometimes difficult to deal with."