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Idioms and expressions make language more interesting and vibrant. They are a very important part of speech and native speakers use them frequently. So in order to improve your English and have fluent conversations, it’s essencial to continue studying vocabulary and expressions.

Today we will look at common expressions using the word “hand”. They are used a lot in the English language, it will help you converse and understand native English dialogue.

Read the definitions of the expressions and then do the exercises at the end to put these expressions into practice.

– On hand – available for use.
Example: “My mum always has lots of food on hand”

– In hand – in your possession or control.
Example: “He has the situation well in hand”

– Out of hand – very quickly without serious thought.
Example: “He decided to go to Italy out of hand”

– Out of hand (2) – not controlled.
Example: “Her children were tired and quickly got out of hand, running everywhere”

– At hand – close in distance or time.
Example: “She always keeps her phone close at hand”

– At first hand – in a direct way
Example: “I was able to verify his statement at first hand”

– Eat out of someone’s hand – to be completely controlled by someone.
Example: “Her boyfriend has her eating out of his hand”

– Offhand – without premeditation or preparation.
Example: “I can’t give you my telephone number offhand, I’ve forgotten it”

– By hand – with the hands.
Example: “Jane makes earrings by hand”

– Second hand – having had a previous owner.
Example: “I love my handbag, even though it’s second hand”

– Get/Lay your hands on – to find, get, or control (someone or something).
Example: “I finally managed to lay my hands on some of that chocolate cake”

– Hand in glove – very closely.
Example: “James and Sue are working hand in glove to make the project work”

– On the one hand, on the other hand – used to introduce statements that describe two different or opposite ideas, people, etc.
Example: “On the one hand, it’s really cheap, but on the other I can’t afford it”

Exercises

2. She couldn’t wait to __________ the money.
a. at first hand
b. offhand
c. get her hands on

3. All my friends were _______ to help me.
a. by hand
b. on hand
c. in hand

4. The kids got quite ________ during their trip to the museum.
a. out of hand
b. on hand
d. offhand

5. “Is that jumper new?” “No, it’s _________.”
a. first hand
b. second hand
c. by hand

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Experience something at first hand

To experience something at first hand is to experience it directly. This is different from learning about it through others.

Give someone a free hand

To give someone a free hand is to give them the freedom to act.

Gain an upper hand

When someone gains an upper hand, they become more powerful or victorious.

Get your hands dirty

To get your hands dirty is to engage in an activity that may not seem appealing. This expression is also used to talk about engaging in illicit activity.

Give your right arm

If you say that you would give your right arm to have something, you mean that you would like to have it very much.

Hand it to someone

To hand it to someone is to give them credit for something

Hand something to someone on a plate

To hand something to someone on a plate is to make it easy for them to have it.

Have your hands full

When you have your hands full, you have got quite a few things to keep you busy or engaged.

Done with a heavy hand

If something is done with a heavy hand, it is done in an oppressive manner.

Keep somebody at arm’s length

To keep someone at arm’s length is to maintain emotional or physical distance from them because you believe that they might have a bad influence on you.

Know something like the back of your hand

To know something like the back of your hand is to be thoroughly familiar with it.

The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing

Used to imply that one body associated with another is not aware of the actions of the second body

Lend a helping hand

To lend a helping hand is to help.

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The hand has been a symbol through the ages and in many cultures.
There are hundreds of expressions and combinations of words using hand in the English language. Let us examine some of the expressions that use hand.
We will get a hand in this way. To get a hand in is to begin a job, to begin to know something about it. When we learn the job completely, it will be easy for us. We will be able to do it hands down.

If we do the job well, we may end up with the upper hand. And that means to be in control, or to have gained complete understanding of a situation.
On the other hand, if the situation gets out of hand, then it is out of control. We must act quickly to regain the upper hand over these expressions.
But, wait. We still do not have the upper hand in this business.
We must consider another way of expressing praise, to hand it to someone. For example: I must hand it to you for understanding what we have discussed this far.
You can also lend a hand to someone, but without really giving up your hand. You lend a hand when you help someone. You offer them a helping hand.
If someone is kind enough to lend us a hand, then we surely do not want to bite the hand that feeds us. We do not want to repay his kindness by treating him badly.
Now, with that out of the way, we have a free hand to continue examining other hand expressions. To have a free hand in a situation is good. It means you are free to act without getting permission from someone else.
If we continue moving along, we will make progress hand over fist, or very rapidly. This expression began in the early seventeen hundreds. It reportedly comes from a sailing expression hand over hand, the way of quickly raising or lowering a sail.
Maybe you can find a friend who wants to take a hand in our project. It would have to be someone who is interested in these expressions.
Your friend may want to work hand in glove with us. That is good, because that means he wants to work as closely with us as a glove covers the hand. Of course there is a danger that he may look at our project and decide to take it in hand. That means he wants to take it over.
If that happens, we may throw up our hands because the situation seems hopeless. In fact, we may decide that it is time for us to end this project, to wash our hands of hand expressions.

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Вам точно удастся приручить необычные словосочетания и выражения со словом «hand», как только вы ознакомитесь с их переводом и изучите примеры их использования.

To try your hand at smth – попробовать свои силы в чем-то, впервые заняться чем-то

Если вам нужно испробовать себя в чем-то, впервые окунуться в какой-то опыт, почувствовать, насколько вы справляетесь с чем-то, вы, прежде всего, делаете что-то «в тестовом режиме». Это позволяет вам понять, например, попробовать себя в приготовлении японских блюд/try your hand at Japanese cooking или понять, нравится ли вам заниматься йогой/try your hand at yoga.

To get/take the upper hand – получить превосходство, господствовать

Эта идиома появилась на детских спортивных площадках в южных штатах. Капитаны американских подростковых бейсбольных команд так определяли, кто первым будет набирать игроков в свою команду: один хватал бейсбольную биту на нижний конец, другой ставил руку прямо над рукой первого, и так продолжалось до конца биты. Тот, чья рука оказывалась сверху, первым выбирал лучших игроков. По другой версии, идиома появилась из-за психологических особенностей отношений в паре: тот, чья рука оказывается «сверху», когда пара держится за руки, и является «ведущим» в отношениях.

To get out of hand – выйти из-под контроля, отбиться от рук, выйти из подчинения, распуститься

Рука – очень древний символ власти, контроля и могущества, именно поэтому, когда что-то «вырывается из рук», значит, оно становится хаотичным, неудержимым и неконтролируемым. Так, можно потерять контроль над вредной привычкой, например, пристрастием к алкоголю/your drinking habit got out of hand.

To change hands – переходить из рук в руки, менять владельцев

Эта идиома рассматривает ситуацию постоянной смены владельцев с точки зрения объекта, который постоянно оказывается в руках нового хозяина. Например, у вашей квартиры могло быть несколько хозяев, прежде чем ее купили вы/your flat had changed hands several times before you bought it.

To have one’s hands full – хлопот полон рот, накопилось много работы

Вы когда-нибудь оказывались в ситуации, когда приходится нести так много вещей, что буквально «рук не хватает»? Эта идиома в переносном значении интерпретирует эту ситуацию, описывая состояние, когда вы едва справляетесь с имеющимися задачами. Это может быть хорошей причиной для отказа помочь кому-то, ведь можно просто сказать: «Извини, но у меня и так хлопот полон рот»/«Sorry, but my hands are full at the moment».

To lend a hand/to give a (helping) hand – протянуть руку помощи

Помните, как Роберт Дауни-мл. подарил мальчику бионический протез в стиле «Железного Человека»? Эта история может служить буквальной иллюстрацией идиомы «to give a helping hand». Вы предлагаете свою помощь бескорыстно, не требуя ничего взамен и искренне желая помочь, например, присмотрев за болеющей мамой друга/to give your friend a helping hand tending his ailing mother.

To wash one’s hands of smth – умывать руки, снять с себя ответственность за что-то, уклониться от участия в чем-то

Идиома об омовении рук вошла в английский и русский языки из-за библейского эпизода из Евангелия от Матфея. Прокуратор Понтий Пилат во время суда над Христом совершил традиционное для иудеев ритуальное омовение рук, чтобы продемонстрировать, что невиновен в совершаемом убийстве и не несет за него ответственности. В наши дни, если вам не нравится какой-то план или сомнительная задумка, которая точно плохо закончится, можно просто сказать: «Я в этом не участвую!»/«I wash my hands!»

To know smth like the back of one’s hand – знать что-то как свои пять пальцев

Почему англичане, говоря о чем-то знакомом до мельчайших деталей, упоминают именно тыльную сторону ладони? Почему не сгиб локтя или не свои пять пальцев, как сказали бы мы? Посмотрите на себя прямо сейчас. Каждый раз, когда вы работаете на компьютере, пишете, играете на фортепьяно или месите тесто, именно тыльная сторона руки всегда у вас перед глазами. Именно поэтому можно сказать, например, что знаете дорогу от работы до дома как свои пять пальцев/I know the way home like the back of my hand.

Hands down – легко, без усилий; несомненно, без вопросов, без возражений

Эта идиома появилась в мире лошадиных скачек. Жокей на протяжении всего забега должен был туго натягивать поводья, чтобы подстегнуть лошадь скакать быстрее. Тот же, кому удавалось вырваться вперед и увеличить разрыв от преследователей, мог немного ослабить поводья и выиграть забег, «опустив руки». Сегодня эта идиома используется в переносном смысле, когда говорится о легкой победе: This candidate will hands down win the second round of elections/Этот кандидат с легкостью одержит победу во втором этапе выборов.

To give smb a free hand – дать полную свободу действий

Синонимом этой идиомы является идиома «to give smb free rein», которая дословно означает «отпустить поводья», то есть здесь мы вновь встречаем фразу из сферы скачек. Например, вы можете полностью положиться на вкус дизайнера, когда составляете букет невесты, иными словами, give the florist a free hand in compiling the bridal bouquet.

A hand-me-down – одежда, которую младшие дети донашивают за старшими

Не только в небогатых семьях принято, что младшим детям «по наследству» достается одежда старших братьев и сестер. Даже в семье Джона Дэвисона Рокфеллера не считалось разумным излишне тратиться на одежду подрастающих потомков. Разумеется, младшее поколение обычно выражает свое недовольство, говоря, что не хотят ходить в обносках/don’t want to wear any hand-me-downs.

To be in good hands – быть в хороших руках, быть под присмотром

Эта идиома используется, когда чья-то судьба оказывается в надежных руках, особенно после испытаний или трудностей. Так, фирма может оказаться в надежных руках нового владельца/the company is in good hands of the newly appointed manager.

To tip your hand – «раскрыть карты», проболтаться, выдать свои планы

Многие идиомы закрепились в английском, придя из сферы азартных игр. В 16 веке слово «hand» также означало набор карт, который оказывался у игрока в начале партии. Если вы немного «наклоняете карты» во время игры, по неосторожности или преднамеренно показывая их противнику, вы даете ему преимущество. Сегодня идиома лишилась своего «шулерского» оттенка и употребляется, к примеру, когда кто-то не соглашается рассекретить подробности предстоящего проекта/doesn’t agree to tip his hand.

To have a light hand/ to have a heavy hand – быть деликатным, тактичным/ быть суровым, грозным, бестактным

Плавные и ласковые или, наоборот, резкие и агрессивные жесты стали наглядным символом отношения человека к другим людям и особой манеры общения. Тот, кто обладает чувством такта и врожденной мягкостью, может ненавязчиво и незаметно разрешить конфликт или предотвратить его появление: Your mom has a light hand in quieting your naughty younger siblings/Твоя мама терпеливо и мягко успокаивает твоих непослушных младших братьев и сестер.

To have a hand in smth – приложить руку к чему-то, принимать участие в чем-то

Впервые эта идиома была зафиксирована в английском в 1580 году, что означает, что рука еще пять веков назад была символом вмешательства или непосредственного участия в чем-то. Так, многие люди обычно задействованы в подготовке свадебной церемонии/a lot of people have their hand in organizing the wedding.

А теперь give us a high five – давайте пять – и не забывайте: мы в ответе за тех, кого приручили.

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Hand Idioms and Sayings! Learn useful expressions and idioms with Hand in English with meaning, ESL printable worksheet and example sentences to improve your English.

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List of Hand Idioms and Phrases

At hand/handy
By hand
On hand
Out of hand
Put your hand in your pocket
First hand
Second hand
On the one hand…On the other hand
Know like the back of your hand
Give a hand/ lend a hand
Hands down
Force someone’s hand
Get your hands dirty
Hand something up
Have (someone’s) blood on (one’s) hands
Heavy-handed
Underhanded
Hold/put your hands up
In somebody’s capable, safe, etc. hands
In the hands of somebody, in somebody’s hands
In safe hands, in the safe hands of somebody
Keep your hand in
Take your courage in both hands
Take the law into your own hands
Take your life in your hands
Turn your hand to something
Wait on somebody hand and foot
Wash your hands of somebody/something

Hand Idioms with Meaning and Examples

At hand/handy

Meaning: Nearby
Example: I like to keep my vocabulary at hand.

By hand

Meaning: Made by a person and not a machine
Example: The fabric was painted by hand.

On hand

Meaning: Present, available
Example: Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?

Out of hand

Meaning: Out of control
Example: Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.

Put your hand in your pocket

Meaning: (British English) to spend money or give it to somebody
Example: I’ve heard he doesn’t like putting his hand in his pocket.

First hand

Meaning: To experience something yourself
Example: I never knew how hard it was to play the guitar, until I tried it first-hand.

Second hand

Meaning: Not from the original source/ used object
Example: Tom advised him not to buy the second hand car.

On the one hand…On the other hand

Meaning: Compare two aspects of a situation
Example: On the one hand she is beautiful, from another hand she talks too much.

Know like the back of your hand

Meaning: Very well
Example: She’ll give you the name of a place to stay – she knows the area like the back of her hand.

Give a hand/ lend a hand

Meaning: To help somebody physically
Example: Could you lend me a hand with this piano?

Hands down

Meaning: Obviously, without a doubt/easily, decisively
Example: Tom was hands-down the best student at the university.

Force someone’s hand

Meaning: Compel them to act prematurely or involuntarily
Example: They decided to strike to force the management’s hand.

Get your hands dirty

Meaning: To engage in a important activity that may not be pleasant
Example: He’s not frightened of getting his hands dirty.

Hand something up

Meaning: To present it to a higher authority, such as grand jury to a judge
Example: Please hand up this coffee to Carl.

Have (someone’s) blood on (one’s) hands

Meaning: To be the cause of (someone’s) death; to bear the guilt or responsibility of (someone’s) death or injury
Example: The police now have blood on their hands after their crack down on protesters turned violent.

Heavy-handed

Meaning: Using too much of something in a way that can cause damage
Example: Don’t be too heavy-handed with the salt.

Underhanded

Meaning: To be deceitful
Example: I promise you there’s nothing underhand about this agreement.

Hold/put your hands up

Meaning: To admit that you have made a mistake or are responsible for something bad
Example: I have to hold my hands up and admit that some of the problems have been all my own fault.

In somebody’s capable, safe, etc. hands

Meaning: Being taken care of or dealt with by somebody that you think you can rely on
Example: Can I leave these queries in your capable hands?

In the hands of somebody, in somebody’s hands

Meaning: Being taken care of or controlled by somebody
Example: The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer.

In safe hands, in the safe hands of somebody

Meaning: Being taken care of well by somebody
Example: Their problem was in the safe hands of the experts.

Keep your hand in

Meaning: To occasionally do something that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it
Example: She retired last year but still teaches the odd class to keep her hand in.

Take your courage in both hands

Meaning: To make yourself do something that you are afraid of
Example: Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.

Take the law into your own hands

Meaning: To do something illegal in order to punish somebody for doing something wrong, instead of letting the police deal with them
Example: After a series of burglaries in the area, the police are worried that residents might take the law into their own hands.

Take your life in your hands

Meaning: To risk being killed
Example: You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here.

Turn your hand to something

Meaning: To start doing something or be able to do something, especially when you do it well
Example: Jim can turn his hand to most jobs around the house.

Wait on somebody hand and foot

Meaning: To take care of somebody’s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
Example: He seems to expect me to wait on him hand and foot.

Wash your hands of somebody/something

Meaning: To refuse to be responsible for or involved with somebody/something
Example: I’ve washed my hands of the whole sordid business.

Above is a list of most common idioms with Hand you should learn to enlarge your vocabulary in English.

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Last Updated on July 17, 2019

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In this entry we will learn English expression using the word hand. Let’s get started!

To get a hand in . To get a hand in is to begin a job, to begin to know something about it. When we learn the job completely, it will be easy for us. We will be able to do it hands down.

Out of hand, means it is out of control.

To hand it to someone. For example: I must hand it to you for understanding what we have discussed this far.

Lend a hand to someone, means that you help someone.

A free hand, means you are free to act without getting permission from someone else.

Hand over fist, means very rapidly. This expression began in the early seventeen hundreds. It reportedly comes from a sailing expression hand over hand, the way of quickly raising or lowering a sail.

To take a hand, means to be interested in. e.g. She will take a hand in our program.
Hand in glove, means as closely with us as a glove covers the hand, e.g. She wants to work hand in glove with you.

To take in hand, means to take over, e.g. She wants to take in hand our program, she wants to take it in hand.

There are still many expressions using the word “hand”. If you have, please write in the comment box.

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Idioms and expressions with hand are often used to describe actions, behaviors, or emotions. Some examples of idioms and expressions with hand include “have a hand in,” “at hand,” “lend a hand,” “in good hands,” and “by the hand.”

The following lesson introduces more than 25 popular idioms and phrases with “hand” with useful example sentences and ESL image.

Here is the list of idioms and expressions with Hand in English:

1. By hand – made by a person and not a machine

E.g. The fabric was painted by hand.

2. At hand/handy – nearby

E.g. I like to keep my vocabulary at hand.

3. On hand – present, available.

E.g. Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?

We have lots of people on hand to help you with this project.

4. Out of hand – out of control.

E.g. Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.

5. First hand – to experience something yourself.

E.g. I never knew how hard it was to play the guitar until I tried it first-hand.

6. Second hand – not from the original source/ used object.

E.g. Tom advised him not to buy the second-hand car

7. On the one hand…On the other hand – Compare two aspects of a situation.

E.g. On the one hand she is beautiful, from another hand she talks too much.

8. Know like the back of your hand – very well.

E.g. She’ll give you the name of a place to stay – she knows the area like the back of her hand.

9. Give a hand/ lend a hand – to help somebody physically.

E.g. Could you lend me a hand with this piano?

10. Hands down – obviously, without a doubt/easily, decisively.

E.g. Tom was hands-down the best student at the university.

11. Force someone’s hand – compel them to act prematurely or involuntarily.

E.g. They decided to strike to force the management’s hand.

12. Get your hands dirty – to engage in an important activity that may not be pleasant.

E.g. He’s not frightened of getting his hands dirty.

13. Hand something up – to present it to a higher authority, such as grand jury to a judge.

E.g. Please hand up this coffee to Carl.

14. Have (someone’s) blood on (one’s) hands –To be the cause of (someone’s) death; to bear the guilt or responsibility of (someone’s) death or injury.

E.g. The police now have blood on their hands after their crackdown on protesters turned violent.

15. Heavy-handed – using too much of something in a way that can cause damage

E.g. Don’t be too heavy-handed with the salt.

16. To be underhanded is to be deceitful.

E.g. I promise you there’s nothing underhand about this agreement.

17. Hold/put your hands up – to admit that you have made a mistake or are responsible for something bad

E.g. I have to hold my hands up and admit that some of the problems have been all my own fault.

18. In somebody’s capable, safe, etc. hands – being taken care of or dealt with by somebody that you think you can rely on

E.g. Can I leave these queries in your capable hands?

19. In the hands of somebody, in somebody’s hands – being taken care of or controlled by somebody

E.g. The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer.

20. In safe hands, in the safe hands of somebody – being taken care of well by somebody

E.g. Their problem was in the safe hands of the experts.

21. Keep your hand in – to occasionally do something that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it

E.g. She retired last year but still teaches the odd class to keep her hand in.

22. Take your courage in both hands – to make yourself do something that you are afraid of

E.g. Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.

23. Take the law into your own hands – to do something illegal in order to punish somebody for doing something wrong, instead of letting the police deal with them

E.g. After a series of burglaries in the area, the police are worried that residents might take the law into their own hands.

24. Take your life in your hands – to risk being killed

E.g. You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here.

25. Turn your hand to something – to start doing something or be able to do something, especially when you do it well

E.g. Jim can turn his hand to most jobs around the house.

26. Wait on somebody hand and foot – to take care of somebody’s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves

E.g. He seems to expect me to wait on him hand and foot.

27. Wash your hands of somebody/something – to refuse to be responsible for or involved with somebody/something

E.g. I’ve washed my hands of the whole sordid business.

28. Put your hand in your pocket – (British English) to spend money or give it to somebody

E.g. I’ve heard he doesn’t like putting his hand in his pocket.

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Idioms and Expressions with Hand – Infographic

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hello. I am Van. I am a student so i want to learn english well

pham thi thu van

hi. handsome

Julia

Really good lesson, but I don’t know if I get it.
Please, Could you write just one example for each one of the Idioms that you
taught.
– Handy
– Hand in It
– Hand on
– Hands Off
– Handful

thanks.

Marcos

I understand that you asked your question about 10 years ago and you’re not visiting this site nowadays, but I decided to write some examples for my own practice.
1.I can’t fry eggs because I don’t have a pan handy.
2. My family had a wonderful dinner yesterday and I also had a hand in it.
3. I used to want hands on playing the piano, but I’m not interested in it anymore.
4. Hands off! It’s dangerous!
5. I didn’t know that riding a horse is a handful.

supermegaman

Hi James, I´m from Argentina, I love English and I want to learn everything about it, actually I´m studying for being an English teacher. Your lesson was great and very useful and I think you´re really funny. Greetings, take care.

cintia

Hi, Cintia, I am studying to be an english teacher too, well If you want to have a colleague or to chat one day, this is my email kellyjo89@hotmail.es

Kelly

This lesson is very handy and now we can have hands on English

joao

I have a mind to hit your lesson. Thank a lot!!!

Hyoung Ju Kim

Hello James, I’ve like so much lesson your.
You are the best teacher.. congratulation for your job.
see you next time.

Alex

Hello James,
there is any transcript of your video?
thank you
cristian

cristian

I loved that explanation, you helped me because I was looking for.
Be the same and gongratulations…a big hug…

João Queiroz

HI JAMES,

I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE. I FOUND IT TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MILLIONS OF OTHER SITES ON NET.

HOPEFULLY, I WILL TRY TO TAKE MAX. ADVANTAGE FROM IT.

THANK YOU,

KASHIF UR REHMAN
DUBAI, UAE

kur76

hey you are very good teacher I’v ever seen….good luck ….

kasun chamara

Hi Teacher!

I have just listened you English Video on the internet via Youtube.com page.
As you recommended on the Video of ”imprvove reading skill” we should take three times to read a reading task, the first is skim, the second is deep reading and the third is completely deep reading step.
If i do that in the Toefl IBT test, i think it will take our time to do that and we will not have enough time to do other task. I dont know how can i complete other task, i am thinking now.
Help me make it clear. i want to learn english to be a good english learner as well as.

Many thanks

Nguyen

Hi Janes
I want to ask you if you could put a evaluation quiz about your video.
Thanks a lots for your useful lesson.
Raul
Ps. I don’t know if the verb “ask” was used correctly, because I have a great confusion when I can use verbs: “to ask, to request, to petition, to apply and to require”

raul

i only só bigining .thank

paciencia

yay!that was great .. discuss more idioms my dear teacher!:) it’s really a big help!

Julia

What’s up James ?

Mannnn, i love phrasal verbs!
Could you do more videos about it ?

Your classes are very nice!

Reinoni

hi, Idioms were very difficult to me ,but I started to have a hand on them.thanks.

akram

thank you!

robert

Hi James, I am an English Language teacher. your lessons a great help. you are really wonderful, so vivacious. your way of teaching is brilliant.
thanks

Muhammad Nasir Khan

thank you on all things

moner

Hi James. Thank for your lesson is so useful or handy

emoreno

This lesson is very handy and I’m happy that I can hand in your lessons!

Alena20

HELLO JAMES
You are a good teacher. I like your lesson 2 much. BU t, i don’t get it very well. I would like to have more information about this lesson thanks

juanita

hi james.
I love learning your usefull idioms..but i am not very good at listening..so could you please speak a little bit slower? thank you…

roshanak

Hi James

I like your method and I understand every thing from you .
you make me very happy ^_^
thank you

Aisha

Hi James, what about handsome ?

Sadha

you are the best teacher..in the worlg

oo oo ye

hi there!
just wonna say thanks for the such good site!

the last pagan

jajajajajaj esta lindo

steven

I’m glad to see your lesson. I hope that I use them frequently. But I feel difficult about making sentence. Are these correct?
“I don’t have any phone handy.”
“I should have hand in event.”
“And I want hands on experience.”
“So plea~se hands off from me.”
“I am a handful enough because of my little brother.”

Bonnie

thank you james

kiran

This is an amazing lesson! What can be better than a great explanation and a cool sense of humour? =))

yuliashopaholic

this is an amazing lesson!

yuliashopaholic

Hi James
Can you send more exmaples?

Thank you

Wilber
Lima-Peru

Wilber

Hi James,
why do you never have a quiz at your lessons? (almost never!!!)I think quiz are very useful ways to memory lessons. Thank you for your answer.

milly

He’s too lazy!

engVid

And also do not reply to the comments. Only Rebecca answers to the comments and she is my favorite teacher.

elvon786

I THINK I QUIZ COULD BE VERY USEFUL.

lostdel

Is handful a noun or an adjective? It looks like an adjective but you use it like a noun. So…

Andy

thank you mr James i relly like your jokes

Ahmed Dady

thanks James
your lesson is so handy..
and I am gonna try to get hands on them..

mohammed123

Hi James,
Very handy lesson on hand idioms and I thank you for such beneficial lesson.
BEST REGARDS

elvon786

awesome james thanks..

fargokate

Thank you all for these helpful and refreshing lessons. I use them for my language pupils. But standing in front of the text of the whiteboard is not nice.(You are not transparent at all!!) Sometimes the grammar is incomplete. But altogether you all make a good job.
Thanks and greetings from Germany!

Dr. Bernd Walter

thanks for ur work.. but the quiz is missing. i think a quiz would be handy.

faizi

Thanks James I needed vocabulary!!

jaimefinestrat

very good james it is realy helfull

MERAJ

8:07 who hand?

kith1996

Thank you James, your lesson is really handy ^^ But I’m wondering what “join hands” mean… Please show me the meaning if it’s a hand idiom, too.

Seannie

Dear teacher,
What is the opposite of ‘handy’?

tuknan2004

Hi, your class is very good and I like it. But I was just wondering what’s the big E stand for and I didn’t get the meaning of hand in. Thanks.

Cathy

Hi, Marcos. This is some examples about HAND.
1. I like to keep my tools HANDY.
2. The teacher told the children to HAND IN their exericise-book.
3. When you have finished reading these notes, HAND them ON to me.
4. HANDS OFF!=Just don’t touch.
5. A HANDFUL of sweets.

amylee999

Very useful lesson, thank you so much

argenis